Blatter re-elected FIFA president as Prince Ali withdraws
 

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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