Infantino: Is world football in safe hands?

After years of turmoil for Fifa, Gianni Infantino is this week getting a fresh four-year presidential term to lead world football in relative calm. The 49-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer’s rise still rankles with those who thought the Fifa presidency was their destiny.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini — both banned by the Fifa ethics committee — have made headline-grabbing interventions ahead of Infantino’s unopposed re-election in Paris today. Still, it will be the man once best known for hosting Champions League draw ceremonies who takes Fifa toward a 2022 World Cup in Qatar, preparing the 2026 edition in North America, and picking the 2030 host.