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Bleacher Report · Jun 19, 2015

Sepp Blatter Says FIFA Officials Should Pass Integrity Checks

Wait, what was that, Sepp Blatter?

FIFA, football's governing body, has been embroiled in a massive controversy over the past month, so much so that Sepp Blatter announced that he'd eventually resign just four days after being re-elected.

Now Blatter is calling for new FIFA officials to have to pass integrity checks. OK, Sepp.

A simple Google search will show that Blatter's name isn't typically associated with the term "integrity."

In FIFA's weekly magazine (h/t Associated Press), Blatter penned a call for greater checks and balances on those who enter football's governing body.

He plans to announce "Independent integrity checks for all members of the most important FIFA committees."

Full story at Bleacher Report

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