(FILES) -- A file photo taken on November 19, 2010 shows FIFA president Sepp Blatter leaving a news conference following an executive committee meeting in Zurich. Sepp Blatter on June 2, 2015 resigned as president of FIFA as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body. The 79-year-old Swiss official, FIFA president for 17 years and only reelected on Friday, said a special congress would be called to elect a successor. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI