ZURICH — The week began with Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s longtime president, acting anxious. Normally gregarious and chirping, Mr. Blatter greeted arriving members of the executive committee of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, on Monday with an uncharacteristic reserve. He was, according to several officials who met with him, strangely quiet and introspective. He even talked about the possibility of losing the presidential election.
On Wednesday, Mr. Blatter’s mood had darkened further. A dawn police raid at a luxury hotel here was at the heart of a sweeping indictment against 14 soccer officials and marketing executives who were charged with staggering levels of corruption, a development that deepened the shadow hanging over Mr.