Gianni Infantino was elected president of FIFA on Friday, receiving 115 of 207 votes in the second round of voting, enough for the required simple majority. He defeated Sheikh Salman, who received 88 votes in the second round of voting in Zurich.
None of the four remaining candidates received the required two-thirds of the ballots on the first vote. Infantino received the most votes in the first round with 88, followed by Sheikh Salman with 85. Prince Ali received 27 and Jerome Champagne garnered seven. In the second round, Prince Ali’s votes dropped to just four, meaning most of his second-round ballots went to Infantino.