As the dust settled on a day of drama, Gianni Infantino sat down to conduct his first press conference as the new President of FIFA and admitted his surprise victory at the Extraordinary Congress hadn’t quite sunk in.

Gianni Infantino of Switzerland has been elected as the ninth President of FIFA after he claimed the simple majority required in the second round of voting at the world governing body's Extraordinary Congress here today.

Frenchman Jérôme Champagne has become the latest candidate for the FIFA Presidency to have an attempt to postpone tomorrow's election dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

FIFA Presidential candidate Gianni Infantino has received the backing of disaffected territories Crimea and Gibraltar in his bid for the top job at world football’s governing body.

Gianni Infantino, one of the five candidates for the FIFA Presidency, has used a letter to Member Associations to clarify spending plans characterised as “dangerous” by a rival candidate.

FIFA Presidential candidate Gianni Infantino remains confident of securing the top job at world football’s governing body after claiming “more than half” of the African Member Associations will vote for him in this week’s election following a short visit to Robben Island near Cape Town.

FIFA Presidential candidate Jérôme Champagne has launched an attack on rival Gianni Infantino ahead of next week’s election, claiming the Swiss’ financial pledges are “dangerous” for the future of the game.

The Asian Football Confederation today reiterated its support for its leader, Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, in his bid for the FIFA Presidency following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

When Jordanian Football Association President Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein took his seat before a press conference in Geneva on Thursday (February 11), he was fully aware of the consequences of what he was about to say.

If Gianni Infantino is successful with his bid to replace disgraced compatriot Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA, he may look back at these last couple of weeks as one of the main reasons.

Gianni Infantino's campaign for the FIFA Presidency has been boosted by a declaration of support from the seven members of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), while his South African rival Tokyo Sexwale has been criticised for the "low profile" nature of his campaign.

The FIFA Presidential election hotted up a tad over recent days, with a contretemps in Kigali involving the two Asian candidates, Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa and Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, and publication of UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino’s manifesto.

FIFA Presidential candidate Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa claimed he would revisit the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid processes “if serious wrongful conduct is proven by a court of law” should he be elected as head of world football’s governing body.