Sepp Blatter retained his position as the most powerful figure in soccer on Friday, winning re-election as FIFA's president and a fifth term when his only competition, Prince Ali bin al-Hussain, withdrew from consideration after the first ballot.
The election was forced to a second vote after Blatter failed to gain a two-thirds majority in the initial phase. The first ballot was conducted with 133 votes going to Blatter, 73 to Price Ali and three being invalid. Each of FIFA's 209 member associations gets a single vote.
However, Prince Ali announced before the second vote that he was stepping aside.