UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino arrives at the South American Football confederation CONMEBOL for a meeting with officials in Luque, Paraguay, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Valdez
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Football Federation announced on Friday its formal backing for Swiss candidate Gianni Infantino's bid for the FIFA presidency in a snub for French hopeful Jerome Champagne.
"Noel Le Graet, in the name of the French Football Federation and his executive committee, declares his support for Gianni Infantino," the FFF said in a statement.
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