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The newly re-elected FIFA President announced his resign from football's governing body amid an ongoing¹ corruption² crisis.

Sepp Blatter says he reached the decision after thoroughly³ reviewing his experience in FIFA.

"I have thoroughly considered my presidency⁴ and the last 40 years of my life which were closely related to FIFA and this wonderful sport of football. I appreciate and love FIFA more than anything else and I only want to do the best for football and for FIFA, our institution."

A special congress will be held to elect the new FIFA president. A date for that has not been announced.

However, until that election, Blatter will continue to carry out his functions as the head of the organization.

Blatter further stresses that FIFA needs a profound change and he will not join the new election.

"I decided⁵ to stand again to be elected because I was convinced it was the best option. The elections are over, but the challenges that FIFA are facing have not come to an end. FIFA needs a profound restructuring. But as I will not stand in new elections, I am now free from the constraints⁶ of an election. I will be in a position to focus on implementing⁷ ambitious and profound reforms that go beyond our earlier efforts."

The 79-year-old was re-elected as FIFA's head for a fifth consecutive⁸ term just two days after several top official from the football governing body were arrested due to a US prosecution⁹ investigating corruption at FIFA.

Prince Ali bin¹⁰ Al-Hussein of Jordan was Blatter's only competition in the election and quit the vote in the second round. He says he welcomes Blatter's decision to step down, adding that more effort should be made to improve FIFA's image.

"Well, I think we have to focus on football, focus on reality, and so on. That's it. And I think that we have to take a new step forward. I think that, you know, to me the idea of this organisation¹¹ being a company, what have you. It's a service organisation. It's a service for football. And we have to reverse the pyramid. We have to put the priority of players and fans above anyone else. That's what I've thought all along. And that's what I think for the future."

Sala Sabra, vice-president of the Jordanian football federation¹², is quoted by AFP as saying that Prince Ali will stand in new elections for the FIFA presidency.

For CRI, I'm Huang Shan.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

7 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

8 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

9 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

10 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

11 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

12 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。