FIFA president Sepp Blatter rejected call to step down after corruption scandal engulfing FIFA governing body. Sepp Blatter has confirmed his decision to seek a fifth term as the president of global football's governing FIFA in Friday's election, Qatar based news network Aljazeera reported. Seven top FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday, among 14 people indicted by US prosecutors. Speaking at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Zurich on Thursday, Blatter called the scandal " unprecedented and difficult" but refused to step down. Blatter's remarks were the first since the arrests of high-ranking FIFA officials for corruption and bribery on Wednesday in Zurich.
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