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Blatter jumps days after re-election
Former president: ‘My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody‘
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.”
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