The election was held on Thursday during the 73rd Congress of FIFA in Kigali, Rwanda, as Infantino stood unopposed
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Predicaments began mounting as early as December 2010 when it was announced that Qatar would host the finals amid a storm of international criticism.
In 2010, FIFA’s executive committee voted 14-8 for Qatar to host the tournament ahead of the United States.
Once the most powerful men in world football, the pair were due to go on trial on Wednesday accused of fraud.
Once the most powerful men in world football, the pair were due to go on trial Wednesday accused of fraud.
Both Blatter and Platini have repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the past over the incident, for which Swiss prosecutors indicted them in November.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced its ruling in the 75-year-old’s favour on Saturday, declaring there was “insufficient evidence” to support FIFA’s allegations of commercial malpractice.
The 85-year-old held the top position at FIFA between 1998 and 2015 before being brought down in a corruption scandal.
The 85-year-old Blatter and 65-year-old Platini now face a trial within months at federal criminal court in Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Disgraced Blatter has been hit with a new suspension of six years and eight months, while former FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has received a similar ban, along with a fine of £780,000.
The 84-year-old Blatter, who also tested positive for COVID-19 late last year, was well enough only this week to be moved out of intensive care at the hospital in Switzerland.
Swiss newspaper Blick reported on Friday morning that the 84-year-old’s situation was serious but not life-threatening.
The complaint relates to the FIFA museum project in Zurich, with the complaint having been sent to the Zurich prosecutor.
The case involving the pair has to date centred around a CHF2 million (£1.6million/$2.2million/€1.8million) payment made by Blatter to Platini in 2011.
Blatter was quizzed about suspected criminal mismanagement at FIFA one day after Platini spent about three hours at the offices of Switzerland’s federal prosecutors.
Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor looking into meetings he had with Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber.
Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor looking into meetings he had with the Swiss Attorney-General, Michael Lauber.
The international football federation has asked the Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) to continue an investigation into its former president Sepp Blatter, after the OAG decided to abandon part of the proceedings last month.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has suggested that the United States could host the 2022 World Cup if the tournament is taken away from Qatar.
Switzerland’s federal prosecutor is about to end its investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s deals with the Caribbean Football Union to sell World Cup broadcasting rights.