Asia calls for unity to drive Federation Internationale de Football Association reform after Infantino win

As powers are separated across the executive, the Swiss-Italian will have no influence over commercial contracts so will not receive bonuses, the person said.

“All other costs of Federation Internationale de Football Association have to take second place in a way”.

Blatter, who turns 80 next month, was enjoying his first day out of FIFA’s employment since 1975.

Shaikh Salman voiced deep pride in the telephone call he had received from HM King Hamad following the FIFA Presidency elections, noting that the royal kind gesture reflected HM the King’s keenness on strengthening the determination of Bahrainis and motivating them to continue the giving and dedication march for the sake of placing the kingdom on the global sports map.

But with Platini serving a six-year ban, Infantino entered the race and sensationally snatched the job so coveted by Platini.

“We couldn’t say anything to Prince Ali’s supporters until we had spoken to Prince Ali himself and it is safe to say that in that intervening period we had a good chat with Prince Ali and also Gianni and the three of us”, Gulati said after Infantino had made his first speech as president.

But soccer nations are hoping that is where the similarity ends. The sign at the entrance featured the phrase “restoring trust”.

Infantino’s first term in office will run until 2019. “We are all servants of the game… and I think there’s a generational change in the game”.

One of the first announcements could see Qatar Airways confirmed as Fifa’s new airline partner in a deal that would include the 2022 tournament in the Gulf State. “He knows football”, said Carrard. “He is an insider of the reforms”.

He will then stage a football match at Fifa’s headquarters tomorrow before getting down to work and settling upon his preferred secretary general.

Despite the sheikh calling the accusations “nasty lies”, England and Germany both said they could not vote for him due to concerns.

In what could be of interest to countries like India, the 45-year-old lawyer Infantino said, “I would like to see a big development of football all over the world”.

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino of Switzerland, waves to delegates after his election Friday at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. Delegates of the soccer body Federation Internationale de Football Association met to elect a new president.

The UEFA general secretary, who had been UEFA chief Michel Platini’s right-hand man for long, secured 115 votes out of 207 in the second round of polls.

Tips on elections from Sepp Blatter?

In a statement, Blatter also backed Infantino as the man to clean up FIFA’s tainted image.