Patrick Vieira (L) throws out the ceremonial first pitch near New York Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda before the Yankees play the Toronto Blue Jays in their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine
ROME (Reuters) - Former France midfielder Patrick Vieira has said he "cannot believe" Italy have elected Carlo Tavecchio as president of their football federation after the 71-year-old was caught up in a racism row.
Tavecchio, who during the run-up to the election made a comment about a fictitious African player, Opti Poba, "eating bananas", won 63.63 percent of the vote on Monday against former Italy and AC Milan midfielder Demetrio Albertini.
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