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FIFA President Sepp Blatter, facing criticism before a re-election vote, says "More bad news may follow" After U.S. Authorities indicted 14 people in a corruption scandal at soccer's governing body.

"We, or I, cannot monitor everyone all of the time," Blatter said at the opening of FIFA's 65th Congress in Switzerland. "It is necessary to begin to restore trust in our organization. Let this be the turning point."

A spokesman for the attorney general's office in Switzerland, where the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups are under investigation, told CNN that Blatter would be interviewed if needed. Ref. CNN

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Amid a corruption scandal, FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, re-elected President Sepp Blatter today.

Blatter beat his only challenger, Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.

Blatter's re-election to the position he has held for 17 years comes as Swiss authorities are investigating the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids, while a U.S. Investigation has led to the arrest of leading FIFA officials on corruption charges. Ref. CNN

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Blatter to resign as FIFA president

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer's governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and has promised to call for fresh elections to choose a successor. The 79-year-old ... Ref. Source 2b

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At least some sensibility came to him that he could not possibly be president of an organization full to the brim with corruption which he oversaw for the last few decades!

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Sepp Blatter's tenure as president of FIFA, world soccer's governing body, suffered a new blow today when the Swiss Attorney General opened criminal proceedings against him on "Suspicion of criminal mismanagement."

A statement released by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland confirmed it was examining a contract signed by Blatter with the Caribbean Football Union and an alleged "Disloyal payment" Of $2 million to UEFA President Michel Platini. Ref. CNN

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Blatter provisionally suspended

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is provisionally suspended for 90 days after an investigation by its ethics committee Ref. BBC

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Documentary: Sepp Blatter Exposed The Fall of FIFA
Documentary about Sepp Blatter and the FIFA corruption scandal. It looks at how Blatter became one of the most powerful men in the world, courted by presidents and corporations. It examines his transformation from the father of football to a figure of fun, and turns the spotlight on FIFA and how it became the target of a transatlantic investigation.