Football united behind Infantino, says leading FIFA official

Disgraced football leader Michel Platini said on September 14 in a farewell speech to UEFA that he felt no guilt over a $2 million payment from FIFA that has seen him suspended for four years. / AFP PHOTO

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland, enjoys the unconditional support of football associations around the world, the global soccer body’s general secretary Fatma Samoura said on Friday.

Swiss authorities said last month that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor looking into meetings he had with Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber. Lauber and Infantino have denied wrongdoing.