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Blatter gets ovation at FIFA
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 13:11
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Zurich (AFP) – FIFA staff gave Sepp Blatter a standing ovation on Wednesday even as his resignation failed to quell a corruption storm that could yet touch world football's fallen leader.
About 400 staff at the FIFA headquarters applauded the 79-year-old Swiss official the day after Blatter announced he would step down.
“There was a long ovation lasting several minutes and Mr Blatter was very emotional,” a FIFA spokesman told AFP.
Blatter's close associate, the combative secretary general Jerome Valcke told French radio he feels no guilt over a $10 million (8.9 million euros) transfer to a disgraced official being investigated by US authorities. He said he would not immediately follow Blatter's example and resign …. http://sports.yahoo.com
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