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FIFA's
independent ethics committee said it had concluded a formal
investigation into Infantino's conduct.
"It was found that no violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE)
had been committed by Mr Infantino," the ethics committee said
in a statement.
It said investigations were carried out "diligently over several
weeks" and included "a large number of interviews with witnesses
and Mr Infantino himself."
German media have been reporting for several weeks that
Infantino, whose predecessor Sepp Blatter has been banned for
six years for ethics violations, was under investigation
FIFA has been in turmoil after a wave of indictments of football
officials in the United States last year, including former
members of its executive committee, on corruption-related
charges.
The football body has also been forced to investigate
controversies surrounding the awarding of its showpiece, the
World Cup finals, especially the decision to grant the 2018
tournament to Russia and the 2022 finals to Qatar.
Blatter was banned by FIFA's own ethics committee along with
former European soccer boss Michel Platini, who is serving a
four-year suspension.
(Writing by Brian Homewood Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)
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