Blatter quits as FIFA corruption storm grows

[WorldNews]

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Sepp Blatter resigned Tuesday as president of FIFA in a stunning capitulation to critics as the weight of corruption scandals threatened world football's governing body. "I don't feel I have a mandate from the entire world of football," Blatter, 79, calmly told a press conference at FIFA headquarters just four days after winning a fifth term. Some opponents said the world should "celebrate" Blatter's departure.

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