FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures during the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City, Mexico, May 13, 2016. [REUTERS/Henry Romero]World football governing body, Fifa, has said it remains at the disposal of Swiss authorities and will “co-operate fully with this investigation” after the country’s Special Prosecutor opened criminal proceedings against its President, Gianni Infantino. A Swiss Special Prosecutor, Stefan Keller, has been looking into complaints regarding secrete meetings between Infantino, Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber and the chief public prosecutor of the Upper Valais, Rinaldo Arnold. SEE ALSO: Swiss prosecutor to open criminal proceedings against FIFA president InfantinoAll three deny wrong-doing. Therefore, I remain fully supportive of the judicial process, and Fifa remains willing to fully cooperate with the Swiss authorities for these purposes."

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