Canada’s pick becomes the new FIFA president 26 Feb 2016 The man who had the open support of the Canadian Soccer Association is now the new president of FIFA. Switzerland’s Gianni Infantino won the presidency Friday after he got 115 of 207 votes on the second ballot. After the first ballot, Infantino had 88 votes while Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim el-Khalifa earned 85. But, on the second ballot, Infantino …