Blatter re-elected FIFA president as Prince Ali withdraws

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Zurich, May 29 (IANS) In spite of widespread criticism and calls asking him to step down after the recent scandal that rocked the football world, FIFA president Sepp Blatter was re-elected for a fifth consecutive four-year term after his lone rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew after the first round of voting at the end of the Congress here on Friday. The 79-year-old Blatter, who has been FIFA president since 1998, got 133 votes to Prince Ali's 73 as three member associations' votes were deemed invalid in the 209-member federation. Swiss Blatter needed a two-thirds majority in the first round of voting but fell short by seven votes.

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