The UEFA general secretary is the new FIFA President.
Gianni Infantino has been elected the new president of FIFA.
The UEFA secretary general, who secured 115 votes in the second round of voting, pipped fellow candidate Sheikh Salman to first place.
Infantino will take over Sepp Blatter's latest tenure, which began in May 2015, so a new election is due to occur in 2019.
This is what the new president had to say upon appointment:
"We will restore the image of FIFA and the respect of FIFA and everyone in the world will applaud us.
"I want to work with all of you together in order to restore and rebuild a new era of FIFA where we can put again football at the centre of the stage.
"FIFA has gone through sad times, moments of crisis, but those times are over. We need to implement the reform and implement good governance and transparency. We also need to have respect.
"We're going to win back this respect through hard work, commitment and we're going to make sure we can finally focus on this wonderful game that is football."
The Swiss national becomes the first new leader of FIFA since 1998, with Blatter having held the position for the last 18 years.
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