Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president uncontested at the congress of the football’s governing body in Paris, after the laws were amended to no longer require a vote if there was only one candidate for the position.

The 49-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer will serve a four-year mandate after being in command since February 2016.

“Nobody talks about crisis at FIFA any more or rebuilding it from scratch. Nobody talks about scandals or corruption, we talk about football. We can say that we’ve turned the situation around,” he told the congress in a speech at Paris Expo, referring to the corruption scandal during Sepp Blatter’s term.

“This organization has gone from being toxic, almost criminal, to being what it should be — an organization that develops football and is now synonymous with transparency, integrity,” he said, stressing that he had transformed the organization from being “toxic and almost criminal” back to its core values.

“Today everything is open and transparent. It is not possible at FIFA to make hidden payments of do anything unethical with our money. There is no more place for corruption,” he added.

“It’s the biggest success story. It has become an integral part of football inside one year. It doesn’t change the game, but it helps and cleans the game. It brings justice to the game. It’s not perfect but it’s very close to perfection,” he stated, emphasizing the organization’s budget increased from $5 billion to $6.4bn and reserves up from $1bn to $2.75bn.

“We know that clubs are the heartbeat of the game, they train the players. We need to offer clubs a chance to shine on a world stage and to challenge for a World Cup,” he added.