Blatter receives ovation at FIFA headquarters
By AFP
03 June 2015 |
6:30 pm
FIFA president Sepp Blatter received a standing ovation that lasted several minutes at the world football governing body's headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday. The 79-year-old Swiss, who announced on Tuesday his intention to step down just four days after being re-elected for a fifth term, was said to be emotional while giving a speech to…
FIFA president Sepp Blatter received a standing ovation that lasted several minutes at the world football governing body’s headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday.
The 79-year-old Swiss, who announced on Tuesday his intention to step down just four days after being re-elected for a fifth term, was said to be emotional while giving a speech to some 400 members of staff.
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