Despite the scandals, FIFA president Gianni Infantino plays his trump card and bets on patronage

The weakened boss of the International Federation of Association Football proposed, during his council meeting held on Thursday, to modify the body's disciplinary procedures following the Balogun affair, as well as a development plan of more than six billion dollars distributed to the federations that elect the FIFA president.

Original headline: Malgré les scandales, le président de la FIFA Gianni Infantino joue son va-tout et mise sur le clientélisme

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