Sepp Blatter Net Worth: FIFA President May Reconsider Resignation, John Oliver takes Another Snipe at Organization
FIFA's embattled leader Sepp Blatter may take back his recently announced resignation plans according to Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag.
President of FIFA for more than 15 years, Blatter was recently re-elected to a record fifth term as the head of football's governing body. However he resigned from the post just 4 days after the elections due to the shocking corruption scandal that currently embroils the organization.
Sources close to the newspaper claim that Blatter had second thoughts about stepping down after he received the backing of the African and Asian Football federations.
December 16, 2015 was the rumoured date for the snap elections that would have decided who Blatter's successor will be. Some possible candidates include Prince Ali bin Hussein, who Blatter handily beat in the latest election, former Manchester United executive David Gill, Brazilian football legend Zico, as well as a host of names including Luis Figo, Michel Platini, and others.
Blatter's latest decision will now doubt throw the organization into even more turmoil. His move comes just days after FIFA's director of communications and public affairs Walter De Gregorio also announced his resignation from world football's highest office.
Blatter and FIFA have been savaged by the press in the past month, as FIFA's dirty laundry has been aired out by the US Justice Department for the world to see. Comedian and satirist John Oliver dedicated two segments of his show to criticize Blatter and his associates.
The 'Last Week Tonight' host famously chugged a beer on camera to celebrate Blatter's supposed resignation. Oliver also recently purchased airtime on a Trinidadian TV network to post an advertisement that criticizes Jack Warner a former FIFA vice president and Trinidad and Tobago politician who was accused of receiving bribes from FIFA's affiliates.
