SEPP BLATTER shockingly resigned as Fifa President yesterday, claiming that the negative reaction from the world of football made his leadership impossible.

Less than a week after controversially beating Ali bin al-Hussein to the presidency, the 79-year-old stepped down with immediate effect after 17 years in charge.

Blatter claimed that the negative reaction from the football world to his re-election gave him no choice but to walk away, with a new president to be elected at an “extraordinary congress.”