FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he will resign from soccers governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and has promised to call for fresh elections to choose a successor. The 79-year-old Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term on Friday, two days after a corruption crisis erupted and seven soccer officials were arrested in Zurich ahead of the FIFA congress. Speaking at a hastily arranged news conference on Tuesday, Blatter says this mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. Blatter says that despite his re-election victory FIFA needs a profound restructuring. Elections are expected to take place sometime between December and March. Click here for the full resignation remarks by Sepp Blatter
