LA Times · May 27, 2015
FIFA President Sepp Blatter must resign, anti-corruption group says
FIFA President Sepp Blatter listens during a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland, on Sept. 26, 2014. (Steffen Schmidt / EPA)Sepp Blatter was not among the 14 people who were indicted in New York on Wednesday on charges of corruption and bribery, but that doesn't mean the longtime FIFA president is escaping scrutiny.
Bribes, money laundering and the World Cup: What happens now with FIFA?Less than 48 hours before a vote is scheduled to take place to determine whether Blatter will serve a fifth term as FIFA president, anti-corruption organization Transparency International is calling for Blatter to resign.