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| Fifa presidential election live updates: Sepp Blatter stands for fifth term amid corruption scandal | |
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| The Fifa president Sepp Blatter will stand for re-election in a vote today as an FBI investigation into long-standing corruption continues. | The Fifa president Sepp Blatter will stand for re-election in a vote today as an FBI investigation into long-standing corruption continues. |
| These are the latest updates so far: | These are the latest updates so far: |
| British police are assisting the FBI with its investigation into Fifa. | British police are assisting the FBI with its investigation into Fifa. |
| Uefa will consider pulling England out of the World Cup if Blatter is re-elected. | |
| Blatter finally addresses the corruption charges and claims he "can't monitor everyone all of the time". | Blatter finally addresses the corruption charges and claims he "can't monitor everyone all of the time". |
| Here's how the vote will actually be carried out, and when results are expected. | |
| Please allow a moment for the live blog to load | Please allow a moment for the live blog to load |
| Mr Blatter has so far ignored calls for him to quit from a host of football leaders across Europe following the arrests of seven top officials in Zurich on Wednesday. | Mr Blatter has so far ignored calls for him to quit from a host of football leaders across Europe following the arrests of seven top officials in Zurich on Wednesday. |
| In a press conference on Thursday, he blamed the "action of individuals" for the corruption scandal, which he described as "unprecedented and difficult times for Fifa". | In a press conference on Thursday, he blamed the "action of individuals" for the corruption scandal, which he described as "unprecedented and difficult times for Fifa". |
| The 79-year-old goes up against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in the election and is still the favourite to win. A candidate must obtain 140 votes out of a total 209 in order to win outright. | The 79-year-old goes up against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in the election and is still the favourite to win. A candidate must obtain 140 votes out of a total 209 in order to win outright. |