Streaming

FIFA president Sepp Blatter resigns

Much of the world now rejoices (at least on Twitter).

Photo of Josh Katzowitz

Josh Katzowitz

Article Lead Image

In stunning news, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who was reelected to his fifth term just last week and who said he was now the president of everybody, has resigned from his office

Featured Video

Blatter’s resignation comes in the wake of a widespread FIFA corruption scandal that led to an international police raid at a Swiss hotel last week.

“What counts most to me is the institution of FIFA and football around the world,” Blatter said Tuesday. “Thank you for your kind attention.”

Blatter has led the international soccer organization since 1998 and, despite continued allegations of corruption. That obviously has changed in the past week, and even though the U.S. Department of Justice didn’t appear to be targeting Blatter in its investigation, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s safe from this controversy.

Advertisement

Tuesday’s news must have made made John Oliver’s dreams come true.

And now we wait for Oliver to drink all the Budweiser.

https://twitter.com/frankpallotta/status/605780492554792960

Advertisement

Oliver, of course, wasn’t the only one on Twitter who was relieved ecstatic with Tuesday’s news.

https://twitter.com/gzornick/status/605781425149730817

Advertisement
(Sorry, this embed was not found.)

Advertisement

https://twitter.com/Adam_Jacobi/status/605779928416550912

So, who will be the one to succeed Blatter and who will be in charge of (hopefully) cleaning up FIFA’s corruption? This is one strong possibility.

Advertisement

Blatter is not out of the picture yet, however. He said he plans to announce a special session, known as an extraordinary FIFIA congress, to elect a new president “as soon as possible.”

Photo via AsianFC/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

 
The Daily Dot