{"id":128526,"date":"2015-06-26T11:41:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T11:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=128526"},"modified":"2015-06-26T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T11:41:04","slug":"sepp-blatter-i-did-not-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/06\/sepp-blatter-i-did-not-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Sepp Blatter: I did not resign"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sepp Blatter says he has not resigned as Fifa president.<\/p>\n
The 79-year-old Swiss was thought to have ended his 17-year reign on 2 June amid claims of corruption in world football’s governing body.<\/p>\n
But, according to Swiss newspaper Blick,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> Blatter told a party at a Fifa museum: “I did not resign. I put myself and my office in the hands of the Fifa congress.”<\/p>\n
Blatter is thought to be considering standing for re-election as president.<\/p>\n
Two criminal investigations into alleged Fifa corruption began in the week that Blatter was elected for a fifth term in charge.<\/p>\n
Four days after being voted president, Blatter – who is reportedly under investigation in the United States – said: “While I have a mandate from the membership of Fifa, I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football.<\/p>\n
“Therefore, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective congress. I will continue to exercise my functions as Fifa president until that election.”<\/p>\n
However Blatter did not use the words ‘resign’ or ‘resignation’.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Blatter may not attend the final of the Women’s World Cup in Canada because of the twin investigations into Fifa by American and Swiss authorities.<\/p>\n
He would normally present the trophy to the winning team, but Fifa will not confirm whether Blatter or secretary general Jerome Valcke will attend.<\/p>\n
A Fifa spokesperson said: “In terms of the Fifa president and the Fifa secretary general, their future travel plans will be confirmed in due course.”<\/p>\n
Sepp Blatter says he has not resigned as Fifa president. The 79-year-old Swiss was thought to have ended his 17-year reign on 2 June amid claims of corruption in world football’s governing body. But, according to Swiss newspaper Blick,\u00a0 Blatter told a party at a Fifa museum: “I did not resign. I put myself and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":128528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[29,3],"yoast_head":"\n
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