Gianni Infantino appointment welcomed by Sepp Blatter

Gianni Infantino appointment welcomed by Sepp Blatter
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From the conference hall to meet the press and the first time Gianni Infantino was put under the media microscope as President of FIFA. There will be

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From the conference hall to meet the press and the first time Gianni Infantino was put under the media microscope as President of FIFA.

There will be no hiding place now for the man who is only the ninth president in the organisation’s 112-year history. The tone was one of inclusion and responsibility.

“We will work tirelessly, starting from myself, through all the associations and all the staff members to make sure that we bring football back to FIFA and FIFA back to football because this is what we have to do, what we want to do and what we will do. We will restore the image of FIFA, we will make sure that everyone… everyone will be happy with what we do,” he told journalists.

The result of the ballot was welcomed by many including Sepp Blatter who seemed to be trying to take a share of the glory when he said, “Gianni Infantino will now have to take over what I started, the last remaining points of the big reform package.”

Sepp Blatter says newly elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino is a worthy successor to continue his work. https://t.co/dMH9WfzqCb

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 26, 2016

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