Sentences with phrase «blatter stepped»
One year later FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepped down during widespread charges that shook up the organization.
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Blatter had in any case been due to step down early next year, but the 90 - day suspension handed down Thursday all but ends the 80 year - old Swiss's tenure immediately.
Last week, Sepp Blatter, who has served as FIFA's president for nearly two decades, announced that he would be stepping down as reports emerged that he too was being investigated by the FBI...
After winning the presidential election last week, Blatter was expected to serve as president for another four years, but has decided to step down presumably because of the negative reaction to his re-election.
While this has been coming for a while — indeed, it's arguably been coming ever since Sepp Blatter opened an envelope, then opened his mouth, then opened up one of the biggest cans of worms in FIFA's noticeably wormy history — today is the first official step towards moving the tournament away from its usual June / July time slot.
(ZURICH — World soccer boss Sepp Blatter was expected to be re-elected on Friday, defying growing calls for him to step down in the face of corruption scandals engulfing the sport's governing body.