halle -fucking- lujah!!!!
Finally, this afternoon in FIFA’s underground bunker Sepp Blatter has announced his resignation as FIFA president amid a corruption scandal that has engulfed football’s governing body.
After just days since his re-election as FIFA president, Blatter put it mildly when he said: “My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody.”
The stunning news comes just a day after his number two Jerome Valcke was implicated in a $10m payment which is central to the bribery claims being made against FIFA.
In his resignation statement Blatter said that he “will urge the Executive Committee to organise an Extraordinary Congress for the election of my successor at the earliest opportunity.”
It can’t come soon enough. But for today, the football world can rejoice – Blatter is out!
You can read his full statement here
