The 45-year-old from Brig replaces the 79-year-old Blatter, who was FIFA Coins born in neighboring Visp.___4:55 p.m.A soccer feud between a sheikh and prince has become an intriguing factor in the FIFA presidential election.There is bad blood between Sheikh Salman of Bahrain and Prince Ali of Jordan, who finished a close second and a distant third behind Gianni Infantino in
Friday's first round of voting.Infantino received 88 votes, while Sheikh Salman got 85 and Prince Ali got 27.With Ali likely having received his votes from all over — including pledges from the United States and Australia — it's not definite that his supporters will just transfer to another Asian candidate closer to victory.Also, Ali had pledged voters such as Iraq who would be more natural supporters for Asian soccer confederation president Sheikh Salman.Prince Ali has aimed barbs this month over the sheikh's alleged failure to protect
Bahrain national team players who say they were tortured after taking part in Arab Spring pro-democracy protests in 2011.The royal dispute partly stems from Ali being maneuvered out of his FIFA vice presidency for Asia last year by a change in rules steered through at the 2014 World Cup by Sheikh Salman.___4:10 p.m.There is no clear winner in the first round of voting in the FIFA presidential election, with Gianni
Infantino receiving the biggest tally.The Swiss official got 88 of the Cheap FUT Coins 207 votes, well short of a two-thirds majority of 138 required by election rules. The UEFA general secretary needs 16 more votes in the second round, where a simple majority of 104 is decisive.Sheikh Salman of Bahrain was second with 85 votes, Prince Ali of Jordan had 27, and Jerome Champagne had 7.
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