Embattled fifa president, Sepp Blatter has declared he did not resign his duty post as fifa president. The 79-year-old Swiss was thought to have ended his 17-year reign on 2 June amid claims of corruption in world football's governing body, contrary to this understanding, a fifa statement has confirm in a Swiss tabloid that Blatter told a party: "I did not resign, I put myself and my office in the hands of the Fifa congress.". popular belief among fifa congress members is that Blatter is contemplating standing for re-election in the coming elections. The world was led to believe that the fifa president had resign from his post due to the corruptions that rock the organisation under his leadership, but shockingly it has now been revealrf that Blatter never used the word resign as quoted, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective congress. I will continue to exercise my functions as Fifa president until that election." end of quoteHowever, Blatter did not use the words 'resign' or 'resignation'. He did add, however, the election would be for his "successor" and said: "I shall not be a candidate."
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