FIFA’s Gianni Infantino Cleared of Wrongdoing Following Investigation

Gianni Infantino has been cleared of wrongdoing following a FIFA investigation into his expenses, recruitment and alleged sacking of whistleblowers.

He took charge of soccer’s world governing body in February after the disgraced Sepp Blatter resigned.

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FIFA’s ethics committee found no “conflicts of interest” and no breaches of the organization’s ethics code.

“The benefits enjoyed by Mr. Infantino were not considered improper,” it said.

A leaked internal FIFA memo outlined a series of claims relating to 46-year-old Gianni Infantino. The claims were that he: left himself exposed to claims of a possible conflict of interest by using private jets laid on by a World Cup bidding country; filled senior posts without checking people’s eligibility for the role; billed FIFA for mattresses, flowers, a tuxedo, an exercise machine and personal laundry; demanded FIFA hire an external driver, who then billed the governing body for driving his family and advisors around while he was abroad.