Gianni Infantino is the new FIFA president

As many had expected, Switzerland's Gianni Infantino has won the elections and will succeeded Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. Infantino, who was the UEFA secretary general until now, was voted by 115 members in the second round of the poll. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa was second, 27 votes behind Infantino. The first round of the poll ended without a winner. "Dear friends, I cannot express my feelings in this moment," said Infantino after the results were announced. "I went through an exceptional journey, met many fantastic people who love football, who breathe football. I want to be the president of all of you, of all 209 nations.I want to work with all of you to work together and build a new era where we can put football at the centre of the stage." Infantino is 45 years old and he is a lawyer. He succeeds Sepp Blatter, who led FIFA since 1998 until he stepped down was banned from football for six years. During Friday's congress FIFA members have passed some reforms that should make football's governing body more transparent and credible. The new president will have a four-year term and will not be able to hold more than three terms. All salaries will be publicly disclosed, while the current executive committee will be replaced by a new council, which will include a female representative from each continental confederation.