Sepp Blatter has been re-chosen president of Fifa, football's reality representing body, in a vote eclipsed by captures and defilement charges.
Mr Blatter's opponent, Prince Ali canister al-Hussein of Jordan, had constrained a second round of voting however withdrew.
In his triumph discourse, Mr Blatter said: "I am the president now, the president of everyone."
Seven top authorities were captured in Switzerland on Wednesday as a component of a US arraignment that prosecuted 14 individuals.
Mr Blatter, 79, has confronted calls to leave, including from UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who said in Berlin on Thursday that the Fifa president ought to stop "the sooner the better".
'Squashed trusts'
Anyway, Mr Blatter hailed his triumph, saying thanks to every one of the individuals who voted from him and adulating the boldness of his adversary, Prince Ali, for withdrawing.
In a meandering triumph discourse refering to God and Allah, he said: "I am not immaculate, no one is flawless, but rather we will benefit work together I am certain.
"I assume the liability to bring back Fifa where it ought to be... How about we go Fifa! How about we go Fifa!"
He likewise indicated that this term in office, his fifth, could be his last, saying: "Toward the end of my term I will surrender Fifa in an in number position."
In yielding, Prince Ali said: "It's been a superb voyage... Also, I need to thank specifically those of you who were overcome enough to bolster me."
Michel Platini, the president of the European football body, Uefa, which had supported Prince Ali, said: "I am pleased that Uefa has safeguarded and upheld a development for change at Fifa, change which as I would see it is critical if this association is to recover its believability."
Worldwide natives' development Avaaz, which began the #BlatterOut battle, immediately censured the re-decision.
In the event that you read the majority of the world's media, Sepp Blatter's capacity to hold tight to power at Fifa is out and out supernatural.
Following quite a while of negative features, the free for all has come to fever contribute the wake of the US claims of defilement - despite the fact that Mr Blatter himself has not been involved. Furthermore, going through this is a topic - bemusement that a great part of the football world continues voting in favor of him.
No place is Sepp Blatter's backing more grounded than crosswise over Asia and Africa. So why do the greater part of the agents from those two landmasses seem, by all accounts, to be voting in favor of him once more?
Here's about as concise an answer as you're going to get - from the president of the Nigerian Football Federation: "Blatter feels Africa. What Blatter pushes is value, reasonableness and equity among the countries."
We're discussing two things - the first is solid venture, regularly truly so. The second is admiration.
Avaaz crusade chief Alex Wilks said: "More messy dealings in Fifa's lobbies have smashed the trusts of billions of football fans."
Anyway, there were congrats from Russia. The leader of the Russian Football Union, Nikolay Tolstykh told the R-Sport channel Mr Blatter was an "accomplished pioneer" who "sees well the association's present issues and sees approaches to determine them".
The vote occurred at Fifa's congress in Zurich. In the first round Mr Blatter won 133 to Prince Ali's 73, barely shy of the 140 votes required for an out and out win.
Swiss request
Those prosecuted in the US request are blamed for pay off, racketeering and IRS evasion including countless dollars since 1991.
The point of the influences was to impact the result of offers to stage football competitions, for example, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2016 Copa America in the US, prosecutors say.
The seven captured in Zurich - Jeffrey Webb, Eugenio Figueredo (both Fifa VPs), Eduardo Li, Rafael Esquivel, Jose Maria Marin, Costas Takkas and Julio Rocha - stay in Swiss confinement pending US removal procedures.
A blend of document pictures shows Fifa authorities (L to R, from upper column) Rafael Esquivel, Nicolas Leoz, Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and Jose Maria Marin, 27 May 2015
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