Gianni Infantino voted new FIFA president

     Gianni Infantino was elected as the new president of FIFA after seeing off his four rivals in the second round of voting. The secretary general of UEFA, Europe's governing body, replaces Sepp Blatter at the top of world football.

General secretary of European governing body UEFA, Infantino won the first round of voting but without the necessary two-third majority to secure an immediate victory.

He received 88 of the 207 votes with Sheikh Salman three behind on 85. Prince Ali gained 27 and Jerome Champagne, a former French diplomat who had previously worked for FIFA.

However, in the second round of voting, Infantino secured 115 votes -- 27 ahead of Salman -- to claim victory.