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Infantino: Controversy row is ‘a storm in a teacup’
Gianni Infantino yesterday dismissed the controversy surrounding the decision to replace several senior figures in charge of Fifa’s independent committees as “a storm in a teacup.”
The Fifa president also restated his belief — first voiced a year ago — that the corruption crisis at world football’s governing body is “over.”
The 47-year-old Swiss-Italian was speaking at a press conference following the 67th Fifa Congress in Bahrain.
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