Infantino voted new FIFA president

Gianni Infantino has been selected by the world of football as the man to recover the credibility of a system which has been up in the air since May of last year, when corrupt directors began to be arrested and details began to emerge of the criminal practices engaged in to embezzle 300 million dollars in fraudulent fees and contracts.

The Swiss took the FIFA presidency with 115 votes, ahead of 88 for Salman and 4 for Prince Ali. The difference emerged in the second round of voting, after a virtual tie in the first round, with just three votes separating the two front-runners.

It only took Blatter four days to resign, but nine months have passed before FIFA named its new head, who is tasked with rebuilding a world in which no-one currently holds any faith and whose financial clout has been significantly weakened after losing 200 million dollars in sponsorship.

Six years' experience in UEFA

The task ahead of Infantino will be gruelling and complicated, but if he applies what he did during his six years as the general secretary of UEFA, there is hope for him. That was his calling card in the global spotlight, and he just needs to repeat what he did before in his new headquarters in Nyon.