Sepp Blatter wins Fifa election after Prince Ali withdraws

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter re-elected

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term of office by the 65th FIFA Congress, held on Friday 29 May at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland.

Next year’s FIFA Congress will take place in Mexico City, on 12 and 13 May 2016.

This was a testament to the power the 79-year-old Blatter has amassed over four decades with FIFA, including the last 17 as president, mainly in gaining unshakable support in many small, often poor, nations.

FIFA has 209 federations and each has an equal vote, a system where Comoros counts as much as China.