FIFA Elects New President in Bid to Clean Up Scandal-hit Image
<p> <span word="Football">Football</span>’<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="soccer">soccer</span>'<span word="s">s</span>) <span word="world">world</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="Sepp">Sepp</span> <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Gianni">Gianni</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> - <span word="gaining">gaining</span> 115 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> 209 <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span>.</p><p><span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="won">won</span> 27 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span>, <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Salman">Salman</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Khalifa">Khalifa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span>-<span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="football">football</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span>, <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Platini">Platini</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="implicated">implicated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> $2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>, <span word="Sepp">Sepp</span> <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Platini">Platini</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p><p><span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Barker">Barker</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="footballing">footballing</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>.</p><p>“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barker">Barker</span>.</p>
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