Joseph Sepp Blatter, is set to resign as president of football’s governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal.
This came as a result of on-going US led corruption investigation of FIFA and a recent allegation against FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valke, accused of authorizing the letter for the 10 million dollar bribe regarding the South African World Cup n 2010.
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.
Blatter 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.
Aside the American scrutiny, there is a separate criminal investigation by Swiss authorities 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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