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Sepp Blatter resigns as Fifa president
02 Jun 2015 at 17:55hrs | Views
Sepp Blatter has resigned as Fifa president amid growing pressure following widespread allegations of corruption at football's world governing body.
A new election will be held on May 13th.
Blatter - who won a fifth term on Friday - had been under intense pressure to step down since senior Fifa officials were arrested on a string of corruption charges last week.
Blatter confirmed: "An extraordinary congress is to be called to elect my successor as soon as possible."
A new election will be held on May 13th.
Blatter - who won a fifth term on Friday - had been under intense pressure to step down since senior Fifa officials were arrested on a string of corruption charges last week.
Blatter confirmed: "An extraordinary congress is to be called to elect my successor as soon as possible."
Source - online
