(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 17, 2019 FIFA President Gianni Infantino gives a press conference during the FIFA Executive Football Summit in the central Moroccan city of Marrakech. – FIFA President Gianni Infantino is set to serve a second term after world football’s governing body said on February 6, 2019 he would be the only candidate for June’s vote. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is set to serve a second term after world football’s governing body said on Wednesday he would be the only candidate for June’s vote.
The 48-year-old has been in charge of FIFA since February 2016, after succeeding the disgraced Sepp Blatter following the corruption scandal which rocked the organisation.
The election will take place on June 5 in Paris ahead of the women’s World Cup.
Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega had announced his intention to stand against Infantino, but failed to garner the required support of five of FIFA’s 211…
