Top FIFA panel clears Infantino
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, elected in February to lead the global soccer body into calmer waters after a series of corruption scandals, was himself cleared of possible ethics violations yesterday.
FIFA’s independent ethics committee said it had concluded a formal investigation into Infantino’s conduct which focused on some of the flights he had taken during the opening months of his presidency and his failure to sign an employment contract.
“It was found that no violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE) had been committed by Mr Infantino,” the ethics committee said in a statement.
It said investigations were carried out “diligently over several weeks” and included “a large number of interviews with witnesses and Mr Infantino himself”.
Infantino, in a statement issued by FIFA, said he was “pleased” with the outcome.
German media have been reporting for several weeks that Infantino, whose predecessor Sepp Blatter has been banned for six years for ethics violations, was under investigation over flights he had taken on private jets.
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