Football world weighs in on new FIFA president Gianni Infantino
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It's finally over: Sepp Blatter's stranglehold on FIFA - and perhaps even tighter grip on its finances - has been released following the election of new president Gianni Infantino.
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In the second round of voting on Friday, the former general secretary of UEFA toppled his nearest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa with 27 more votes, gaining an 11-vote cushion over the 104 votes necessary to gain the majority.
Here's how some luminaries of the sport world reacted: