Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s long-time president, announced on
Tuesday that he would be resigning as soon as an extraordinary FIFA congress
has elected a successor.
Blatter had won a fifth term as president just last Friday
and seemed to feel vindicated in two victory speeches, after yet another round
of scandals had beset him and his organization.
The FIFA president Sepp Blatter is resigning as president of
FIFA amid a growing corruption scandal.
A recent indictment by the Department of Justice had led to
the arrest of nine of his close associates last week.
