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he said i'll stand in until michelle platini is cleared.e wasn't cleared, and infantino stepped forward. now he has this huge job on his hands for a new cleaner fifa. >> lee, we're just seeing some pictures. he's standing up there at fifa headquarters in front of everybody. everybody obviously clapping, and i suppose this could be the start of a new journey for fifa. some reforms of course were announced today, but the hope is that fifa will be able to put its past and corruption scandal behind it, but it is going to be very difficult indeed. i think perhaps he is going to go to the podium and start speaking. yes. stand you over now to the new fifa president. gianni infantino. >> translator: i accept this election, mr. president, thank you. [ applause ] >> translator: gianni is officially president of fifa for the period 2016, to 2019. congratulations mr. infantino, gianni inguaranty know, congratulations. >> translator: if you have something to say to the congress, please proceed. how many hours do i have to express my emotions, mr. presid

president because his boss michel platini was banned due to corruption. he won with a majority 115 votes to 88 in the first vote to go to a second round for over 40 years. it was that tense. >> we will restore the image of f.i.f.a. and the respect of f.i.f.a. and everyone in the world will applaud us and we will applaud all of you for what we will do in f.i.f.a. in the future. we have to be proud of f.i.f.a. and everyone has to be proud of f.i.f.a. and we have to be proud of what we will do together. >> reporter: an extraordinary rise to the biggest job in football for the man who was secretary general of ua if fa. he has a huge job to fix the organization. his pledge of 5 million dollars per federation races questions about how a corporation 550 million dollars under budget for the year can afford it. the asian confederation chief who thought he had more than enough votes. some of his pledges didn't come through. some african delegates broke ranks and defied the federation's directive to vote for him. if he had been elected, questions over his human righ

sepp blatter and michel platini have their bans from football reduced from eight years to six. the u.n. says that it has delivered its first drop of aid to th a besieged syrian town. the trucks were unable to reach the town last week because of isil-controlled territory. there has been a development in the planned cessation treaty. and the last hour the syrian kurdish fighters, the ypg said at a the they will abidely the cessation of hostilities. we have more now on the latest developments. >> as a meeting of the u.n. security council to discussed humanitarian situation in syria, the stinging criticism of the syrian government of delaying and blocking aid to besieged areas from the u.n. humanitarian chief stephen o'brien, they were putting bureaucratic obstacles in the way. he had a rare bit of good news about the town in syria. >> earlier this morning a wef plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items into the city. we've seen initial reports from the team on the ground that the pallets have landed in the targeted area as planned. >> the main reason for these aid deliveri

dehli candidate has told al jazeera he has the blessing of michel platini to take the top boss. lee wellings has been speaking to him. >> reporter: his boss, michel platini, was banned from football. step forward gi varny, and friends, camelo and jose mourinho. at london's stadium. the governing body released a manifesto to become president of f.i.f.a. is he heir to the throne? >> he's a serious contender. >> police tell people, our viewers around the globe, why should you be f.i.f.a. president. >> how many hours do i have? >> you have one minute maximum. >> i will be faster than that. i'm the right man for this job of f.i.f.a. president because i'm the man that can bring football back to f.i.f.a. >> he is one of five candidates confirmed to be standing. the favourite is asian football boss of brier. london it the epicentre. if you want to get a message out, this is the place to be. it will help if you have a few famous friends with you. >> nfantino has been everywhere, making friends and trying to influence voters in africa, asia, oceania, the caribbean. there has been pledges

he took over as uefa's preferred president of michelle platini was banned.e this was a little bit of a turnout for the books, wasn't it? >> reporter: it certainly was. it was a real surprise. we knew he had made some good progress having stood in for his banned boss michelle platini. he went around the globe and really intensely lobbied for the support he needed, but coming in even to the final day, it just felt like he wouldn't quite have the support he needed. we're now wondering whether it was the speech where he said this is not the president's money that i'm going to hand out. it's your money. and they responded to that old habits die hard at fifa, they wouldn't really be elected infantino as president for reasons that would appeal to the general public. they have their own interests to think about. but infantino's victory, what an incredible price for him in the biggest job in world football. >> the biggest job, lee, because it is all about reform, and that's not going to be an easy road. >> reporter: is it. many, many organizations watching this close

the suspended head of european football michel platini says he feels he still has a full life in football. after the session with fifa's appeals committee, platini said he was happy with how the session went. $2 million payment from former president, 10 blatter. sepp blatter. >> then prepare for the euro 2016. there are important things that need to be done. i haven't worked in several months. >> saint germaine director expressed his concern over statements ivorian has apologized but the club has opted to suspend him. >> translator: to think that two years ago, i really fought with the management to bring this boy to paris and i think that given what i saw yesterday this is thanks i get and i think it is pa they haddic. >> oriel won't be involved in the game against chelsea. two round of 16 games coming up on tuesday. st. petersburg in the first round. two months due to the russian league's winter break and some bad news for chelsea for their trip to france. kobe bryant has won the last all-star game of his career. the l.a. lakers guard is retiring at the end of the season after 20 years

the swiss was standing for fifa president was because his boss michel platini was banned. >> we will report respect to of fifa, and everyone in the world will applaud us, and we'll applaud all of you for what we will do for fifa in the future. we have to be proud of fifa, and everyone has to be proud of fifa and what we'll do together. >> an exhort for the man who was secretary general. but he has a huge job to try to stabilize an organization that became rotten to the core under 17 years under sepp blatter. the election pledge of $5 million per federation raises questions of how an original $550 million under their financial target a year can afford it. disappointment for sheikh salman. he thought he had more than enough votes. some of his pledges did not come through. some delegates broke ranks. if he had been elected, questions over his human rights record, which brought protesters to congress may have brought another shadow over fifa it can barely afford. 207 national representatives came to zurich knowing it was crucial they got this right and pushed through the reforms that the

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the swiss was only standing for president because his boss in europe, michelle platini was banned forruption. the favorite was sheikh salman, but he won with a major 115 votes to salman's 88, in the first vote to go to a second round in over 40 years. >> we will restore the image and respect of fifa, and everyone in the world will applaud us and will applaud all of you for what we'll do in fifa in the future. we have to be proud of fifa, and everyone has to be proud of fifa, and we have to be proud of what we will do together. >> reporter: an extraordinary ride for the man who was secretary general of uefa. but he has a huge job ahead of him. and his election pledge of $5 million per federation raises questions of how an organization $550 million under their financial target of the year can afore it. disappointment and some bemusement from sheikh salman. some of his pledges didn't come through. some african delegates broke ranks, and defied the directive to vote for him. if he had been elected questions over his human rights record may have left another shadow over fifa it can barely

his boss at uefa was michel platini who was banned together with blatter for six years. >> reporter: chosen by f.i.f.a. as the man to lead them into a new cleaner future, gianni infantino. the swiss was only standing for f.i.f.a. president because his boss in europe was banned for corruption. he was not the favorite. in his intense lobbying across the globe worked. he won with a majority 115 votes to 88. in the first vote to go to a second round for over 40 years. >> we will restore the image of f.i.f.a. and respect of f.i.f.a. everyone in the world will applaud all of us and all of you for what we will do in f.i.f.a. in the future. we have to be proud of f.i.f.a. and everyone has to be proud of f.i.f.a. and we have to be proud of what we will do together. >> reporter: an extraordinary raise to the biggest job in world football for the man who was secretary general of uefa. he has a huge job to stabilize a corporation that became rotten at the core. his election pledge of 5 million dollars per federation raises questions of how an organization 550 million dollars under their financia

was michel platini, banned for six years, together with sepp blatter for corruption. >> speaking were securic. they vowed to make changes. >> we will destroy the image of f.i.f.a. and the respect of f.i.f.a. everyone will applaud us and you for what we do in f.i.f.a. in the future. we have to be proud of f.i.f.a., and everyone has to be proud of f.i.f.a. and what we do together >>> a fight for equality and the bright lights of hollywood. patricia arquette gave a rousing acceptance speech at the oscars last year. as the red carpet is rolled out, her fight for equal pay and opportunities has been stepped up. and the oscar goes to... >> patricia arquette. >> that was expected, but maybe hollywood was not prepared for the next bit. >> to every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, it's our time to have wage equality once and for all. >>> everyone here knows patricia arquette. hollywood's women are familiar with their message, they are used to being paid less than men. art is imitating life. >> we have to make a radical shift. >> patricia spend the last year pr

an investigation into a 2011 payment for more than $2 million blatter made to vice president michele platini and banned him from taking part in any soccer-related activities for eight years. the appeal committee reduced that to six years. fifa calls it the worst crisis of its history. the focus of the election to choose a successor has been on measures proposed by fifa's reform committee. they include transparency of money flow, transformation of structure, and an increase in the number of participants in the world cup and term limits of the president and council members. this journalist has written articles on the fifa scandal. he said the road to reform is not an easy path. what will be the top priority for the new fifa president? >> translator: the most important thing is to regain public trust. to do that, the organization will have to make its decision making process and money flow more transparent and fair. it also has to tell the public how hosts of the world cup and sponsors are selected and how they decide on selling the broadcast rights of the tournament. but it will not be easy to

despues de haber hecho una gestion de $2 millones que la fifa califica como un pago desleal a michel platini fue sancionado. a raiz de este escandalo los delegados presentes en zurich aprobaron una serie de reformas que prometen evitar mas corrupcion. entre los mas importantes estan: limitar los mandatos presidenciales a 12 aÑos y convertir el comite ejecutivo en un consejo que debe incluir al menos a 6 mujeres. las mismas entraran en virn los proximos dos meses. tag cabe mencionar que las nuevas medidas maracaran una estricta separacion entre las funciones politicas y las administrativas. betsy badell, telemundo cesar --un cisne paraliz el transito vehicular en un puente... take vo --el peculiar incidente ocurri en la hora de mas alto trafico en praga, capital de la republica checa. --no se sabe si por el susto o por que estaba cansado, pero el animalito decidio sentarse en a un lado de la pista causando una larga fila de vehiculos. --la policia lleg para solucionar el problema y proteger al animal. cesar ahora veamos como pinta el pronostico para el fin de semana.. pasamos con gabriela del

man,s michelle platini's and platini is now banned from fifa activities.ere is no clean candidates here. who is really best? that is what the 207 delegates are trying to decide. honestly, a lot of them are not necessarily thinking that way. they are thinking who can do best for our confederation? we had of the african football this week or the head of the african football confederation -- we heard the head of the african football confederation say they are backing al khalifa because he understands football problems. clearly thinking about global football, and according how has the giant cleat maker, or football boot scandal?ne during this was whistlinghere and blowing from the protesters. repeat that again? matt: adidas has backed platina, according to focus, and i'm wondering how much weight adidas carries. they make a ton of football boots. and how the company has done during the fifa scandal. hugo: well, i think it is a big question mark. adidas and the other sponsors are really holding their breath here. we saw them come out from an unusual step, in fa

in europe who stepped in for his banned boss michel platini.e has enough pledges of support to look like a serious threat to salman. michel platini's hopes of presidency were ended after a $2 million payment from ex-president was exposed and judged corrupt. the pair lost their businessman. two businessmen lacked the level of backed needed. as does jordanian prince ali, losing it sepp blatter, and resigned days later. ali complained at the process having an idea for transparent voting booths rejected. sepp blatter ruled the organization for 17 years and is a distracting sideshow. planned for corruption, discredited but claiming that he didn't resign and has rites. popularity in africa was important to sepp blatter's hold on power. this time it may be a decisive factor, and they held further internal talks in zurich. african president, the interim f.i.f.a. leader pledged his associations support for the sheikh a month ago. it is a secret ballot. this is such an important day for f.i.f.a. you could call it one of the most important in the history.

he and michel platini have been convicted, and both of them deny any wrong doing. we'll get you caught up on the latest rafael nadal won golden in beijing but he missed the 2012 london olympics because of injury. he said he'll try his very best to make it to the games in the bra stillan city in six months time. nadal is there right now with a comfortable win. >> the conditions were so heavy. so difficult to service. they have every chance to break again. and very good victory for me. i'm very happy. >> formula one winter testing gets under way in spain on the 22nd of this month. ahead of that, they'll force india with wi big challenges. one of the big sponsors is looking to sell its share in the team. one of its founders is in prison after paying $100 million. that was back in 2011. on the track the team enjoyed it's most successful season last year finishing the championship. and mongolia won the olympics for short speed skating. it's the first medal a mongolian athlete has won in any of the games. picking up the gold medal on wednesday. the all new event, 13 team

michel platini was found guilty of offering for accepting gifts >>> now, returning to africa, this timethe new head coach of morocco. the 47-year-old frenchman signing a 3-year deal. they won the african cup of nations with the ivory coast, and is not targetting a third title. >> translation: there has been several national teams. it seems that, i hope i am not wrong that the moral is ambitious, and very much achievable in the immediate terms. we can obtain results. >> rafael nadal refused to commit himself to the rio olympics. the spaniard won gold in beijing in 2008, but missed the london olympics because of injury. he says he'll try his best to make it to the game in the brazilian city in six month's time. at the moment he is playing at the rio open and made it into the second round with a 6-1, 6-4 win. formula 1 winter testing gets under way in the city of harass on the 22nd of this month. ahead of that. f1 team is facing changes. the main sponsors are the indian conglomerate is looking to share its share. sahara paid $100 million from its 42.5% stake in 2011. on the track the team

que mantuvo las suspensiones contra su presidente joseph blatter y el jefe del ftbol europeo michel platiniada por el comit investigador para una prohibicin de por vida de cualquier actividad relacionada con el ftbol fue rechazada. a blatter se le impuso una multa de 50.000 francos suizos y a platini una de 80.000 francos suizos, dijo la fifa. el viernes, se llevar adelante la eleccin para suceder a blatter. platini era el gran candidato, pero qued fuera de la carrera por la suspensin. gabriel en el futbol mexicano.. una de las situaciones mas habladas despues del clasico joven fue la celebracion del director tecnico tomas boy de cruz azul despues del gol del empate. take vo vo "al jefe" como se le conoce a boy se le puso una suspension d stigo la directa de la quina celeste dijo que no va pe estratega que cambie su manera de ser ya que ellos piensan que la celebracn no fuefensiva. tenemos declaraciones del director deportivo del cruz azul eduardo de la torre al respecto take sot trt:22 sec outcue:su escensia gabriel hoy terminan los partidos de ida de la fase de cuartos de final en la liga

and blatter and michelle platini will appeal their 8-year bans next week. >>> and the sport was rockedons of match fixing last month when it was accused that several players have repeatedly been red flagged. the tennis integrity unit came under particular criticism for its perceived inaction. it say it will investigate thoroughly but won't report back for 12 months. >>> kenya have been told they have 12 months to prove they are tackling their doping issue, or face being banned from the olympics. for now kenya has been placed on a watch list. the country, which excels at distance running has been given two months to bring in new legislation and funding. if not it will be declared non-compliant, and the international olympic committee would need to make a decision on whether kenya is allowed to compete in rio. >>> all right. we interrupt our sports news there to take you live toe the security conference in munich. where saudi arabia's foreign minister is speaking. let's listen in. >> it is a region that is increasingly connected to the world. it is a region that has a lot of wealth, a lo

in the last hour, former fifa president, sepp blatter, and michel michel platini have had their bansball you would held but reduced. blatter had paid platini for work done a decade earlier. lee what does this mean for blatter and platini? >> reporter: well, platini and blatter were kept waiting by the appeals committee longer than expected for this news, when the news came, it was not what they wanted to hear. yes, a small reduction in their ban, but that will be of little consolation for them. because it is a real career ender for blatter. he wants to be some kind of hon honorary president and clear his name. as for platini, his fifa presidential am beneficiaries look over, but could he go back to uefa and be the president again? he needs the court of arbitration for sport to clear his name, so does sepp blatter. this is where the presidential election will take place on friday, always twists and turns with that. the latest being that prince ali one of the five candidates has his bid to suspend the election turned down. he was unhappy there wasn't transparent voting booths. >> lee t

it will do the same for uefa leader michele platini.al briefing reviewed by bloomberg news reveals the hopefuls are being asked to praise a fair and transparent election process, among other things. airlines are not taking any chances with a midwest storm. a have canceled more than 900 flights going in and out of chicago today before any snow started falling. forecasters say up to 18 inches could fall in the great lakes region. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists and more than 150 news bureaus around the world. thank you. turning back to the financial markets, oil is the leading where risky assets and stocks go. paring their are losses as oil turn positive, even as strength persists. alix: our next guest says that we will have to come to terms with low oil after all of that excess supply. david leibovitz is with j.p. morgan asset management. david, do you think lower oil prices have been priced into the market? david: we are getting there, people are coming to terms with the fact that there is too much supply. oil

sepp blatter and michel platini in a hearing last week.harge are that h that they will be suspend: >> a fraction of a second. look at this, a photo finish in the truest sense of the word. that's the tightest margin since 1959. hamblin calling the win the pinnacle of his year. >> this was a dream come true. >> yes, president obama invited 106-year-old virginia mclauren to the white house for black history month. she laughed, she talked and danced with the president and the first lady. michelle told mclauren that she wants to be like her when she grows up. she sent a video on youtube asking for the invitation. >> she remembers when blacks couldn't vote. her big goal in life is to be there and sing for the president. >> what a big day for her. very sweet. >> when we come back we'll talk about the supreme court, the highest court in the nation, back to work today. that can be rotten to the core. >> anas risked his life to report the truth. >> to save his people. >> doesn't matter who you are, i come with my cameras. >> only on al jazeera ameri