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Blatter secures Fifth term as sponsors are urged to have FIFA scandals resolved.

Blatter secures Fifth term as sponsors are urged to have FIFA scandals resolved.

Sepp Blatter wins the fifth consecutive term as FIFA’s president on Friday after his opponent, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the race. Mr. Blatter received 133 votes, just short of the two-thirds majority required for the victory while Prince Ali received 73 on the first ballot. This necessitated a second ballot which required only a simple majority, […]