Sepp Blatter Elected to Fifth Term as FIFA President
Sepp Blatter Wins FIFA Presidency for 5th Term
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Sepp Blatter won a fifth term as president of FIFA, world soccer’s ruling body, two days after U.S. criminal charges targeted his inner circle.
The 79-year-old’s opponent, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, withdrew before a second-round ballot. In the first round, Blatter drew 133 votes -- seven fewer than he needed to win -- to the Jordanian’s 73. Blatter now gets four more years to head the not-for-profit body, which collected almost $5 billion from running last year’s World Cup in Brazil.