AUGUST 5, 2016 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into his expenses, recruitment and alleged sacking of whistleblowers.Infantino took charge of football’s world governing body in February after the disgraced Sepp Blatter resigned, the BBC reports.
FIFA’s ethics committee found no “conflicts of interest” and no breaches of the organisation’s ethics code.
“The benefits enjoyed by Mr. Infantino were not considered improper,” it said.
Infantino said he was pleased with the decision, adding that he “would like to thank all those who co-operated with the ethics committee to ensure that the facts were heard and the truth prevailed.”
