FIFA president Sepp Blatter has asked soccer鈥檚 largest governing body to call a special congress so that he may resign, .
Blatter was first elected in 1998 and last week won reelection for a fifth term as FIFA鈥檚 president. Blatter won reelection after his opponent, Jordanian prince Ali bin Al Hussein, conceded following an initial round of voting on Friday. When Blatter resigns, FIFA will need to elect a new president.
Blatter鈥檚 announcement comes amid continuing developments in corruption charges against FIFA. Last week, an investigation by U.S. authorities led to the indictment of 14 FIFA officials on charges of bribery, racketeering, and money laundering, .听
A full transcript of Blatter鈥檚 comments can be found . 聽