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URGENT: Blatter resigns as FIFA president

Xinhua, June 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Swiss Sepp Blatter resigned as the president of FIFA on Tuesday.

Blatter, who was reelected on Friday here, said a special congress would be called to elect a new president. Endite