Mr Gianni Infantino has been re-elected by acclamation for a second term as FIFA president at the Congress of world football’s governing body in Paris, France.
The forty-nine-year-old, Mr Infantino who took charge of FIFA in February 2016 after the departure of Mr Sepp Blatter, stood unopposed for re-election for a new four-year term which will run until 2023.
As he addressed the two hundred and eleven members of the Congress in the French capital, where the Women’s World Cup will begin on Friday,
Mr Infantino claimed credit for the success of the 2018 Men’s World Cup in Russia, the transparent bidding process for the 2026 tournament and the introduction of Video Assistant Referees into the game.
He said he is now at the head of a new FIFA, an organization that is synonymous with credibility, confidence and integrity.
