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Sepp Blatter Says He'll Reveal Details of FIFA Departure After Stepping Down

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has promised to spill the beans once he leaves office, admitting an event prompted his shock resignation amid damning corruption scandals at the governing body.

James Whaling of the Mirror reports "something major happened in the few days between his re-election and his resignation," but Blatter has said to De Volkskrant he will not reveal the finer details until he leaves the organisation:

I did it to protect the institution and my family against the attacks on FIFA, not to protect myself. I don't need any help when it comes to my personal integrity.