Blatter 辭職 - 足球

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The president of 17 years has stepped down in light of the corruption scandal
which has blighted the world governing body

Sepp Blatter has announced he will step down as president of Fifa, calling an
extraordinary congress "as rapidly as possible" at which a successor will be
selected.

The Swiss announced his decision at a hastily-arranged press conference on
Tuesday after his secretary-general Jerome Valcke had earlier been implicated
in the US Department of Justice's investigations into a $10 million payment
to indicted former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner.

"I have thoroughly thought about my presidency and the 40 years Fifa has
played in my life. I love Fifa more than anything else and I only want to do
the best. I decided to stand again for election for the good of football," he
told the gathered media.

"My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody. This is why I will
call an extraordinary meeting.

"I will organise an extraordinary congress for a replacement for me as
president. I will not stand. I am now free from the constraints of an
election. I will be in a position to focus on profound reforms. For many
years we have called for reforms. But these are not sufficient.

"We need a limitation on mandates and terms of office. I have fought for
these changes but my efforts have been counteracted."

Blatter has been president since 1998 and was re-elected for a fifth term
only four days before his resignation.

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