Monday, June 1, 2015

Sepp Blatter, FIFA facing more criticism this week (Yahoo Sports)

FIFA president Sepp Blatter gestures after his re-election during the 65th FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, May 29, 2015. Blatter has been re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption. The 209 FIFA member federations gave the 79-year-old Blatter another four-year term on Friday after Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan conceded defeat after losing 133-73 in the first round. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)

A new week has brought new turmoil for soccer's embattled 79-year-old president and his scandal-tainted governing body, which is in the midst of the worst corruption case in its 111-year history. ''For the good of the game, it is time for Sepp Blatter to go,'' British sports and culture secretary John Whittingdale told the House of Commons on Monday. While the newly re-elected Blatter seems to be going nowhere despite the arrests and indictments of several soccer officials last week in Zurich, others are calling it quits or threatening to do so.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=1313mskf5/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/sepp-blatter-fifa-facing-more-criticism-week-161452032--sow.html

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