‘Teflon man’ Sepp Blatter wins re-election…
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In an amazing election, ‘Teflon wrapped’, Sepp Blatter won a fifth term as FIFA president on Friday in a dramatic end to an angry campaign dominated by a corruption storm that engulfed the leadership of world football.
His challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew from the race after preventing Blatter from getting the required majority in the first round of voting.
Blatter, who had defied calls to resign, raised his arms in triumph and promised the congress to be the “commander” who “guides this boat FIFA” out of the corruption turmoil it has sunk into.
“I’m not perfect. Nobody is perfect. But we will do a good job together,” he said.
The 79-year-old Blatter also indicated he would not stand again saying he would hand over a “strong” FIFA to “my successor” in four years.
Blatter fell seven votes short of the two thirds majority to win in the first round. He got 133 votes to Prince Ali’s 73.
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