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Sepp Blatter has resigned as FIFA president in the face of a corruption investigation that
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has plunged world soccer's governing body into the worst crisis in its history.
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Blatter, who is 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after
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the FBI raided a hotel in the city and arrested several FIFA officials and just four days
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after he was re-elected to a fifth term as president.
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"Thank you so much that you are here, the interest is flowing
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this wonderful day today, it was a big congress and we have the same president, I am a happy man, thank you"
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FIFA, which has been ruled over by Blatter since 1998, was rocked this week by the announcement
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of a US investigation into alleged widespread financial wrongdoing stretching back for years.
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Swiss authorities mounted their own criminal probe into the award of the 2018 and 2022
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World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively.
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While Blatter was not mentioned in either the U.S. or Swiss investigations, there were
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widespread calls for him to quit, mostly from Western nations. Some major sponsors also
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expressed misgivings about the impact of the scandal.
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Blatter said an election to choose a new FIFA president would be held as soon as possible.
