Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president
of football's governing body Fifa amid a
corruption scandal.
In announcing his exit, the 79-year-old
Swiss has called an extraordinary Fifa
congress "as soon as possible" to elect a
new president.
Blatter was re-elected last week, despite
seven top Fifa officials being arrested two
days before the vote as part of a US
prosecution.
But he said: "My mandate does not appear
to be supported by everybody."
Fifa was rocked last week by the arrests on
charges of racketeering, wire fraud and
money laundering as part of a US
prosecution that also indicted 14 people.
A separate criminal investigation into how
the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were
allocated is also under way.
"I am very much linked to Fifa and its
interests. Those interests are dear to me
and this is why I am taking this decision,"
added Blatter.
"What counts most to me is the institute of
Fifa and football around the world."
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