The head of the world football federation, Sepp Blatter, resigned on Tuesday, June 2 amid increasing pressure over his possible involvement in a mounting corruption scandal. The 79-year-old Swiss, FIFA president for 17 years, was reelected on Friday in a controversial congress of FIFA members. In his resignation letter, Blatter said that while he has the support of FIFA members, he does not have the support of everybody in the world of football. Blatter has come under fire for being at the helm of FIFA when allegations of corruption and bribery have reached its peak. Blatter is not implicated in the ongoing corruption investigation, but reports say the US is trying to get one of the arrested officials to speak up about Blatter’s possible involvement. A special FIFA congress will be held to elect Blatter’s successor.
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