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| Fifa presidential election live updates: Serious Fraud Office ramps up pressure on Sepp Blatter as election hour nears | Fifa presidential election live updates: Serious Fraud Office ramps up pressure on Sepp Blatter as election hour nears |
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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: |
| Serious Fraud Office 'assessing material' connected to Fifa corruption | Serious Fraud Office 'assessing material' connected to Fifa corruption |
| Bomb threat at Fifa congress, confirmed by Swiss authorities. | Bomb threat at Fifa congress, confirmed by Swiss authorities. |
| Blatter's Presidential address: 'You can't just ask people to behave ethically'. | Blatter's Presidential address: 'You can't just ask people to behave ethically'. |
| Sepp Blatter's most memorable and controversial quotes. | Sepp Blatter's most memorable and controversial quotes. |
| Everything you need to know about Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein. | |
| Who will win: Sepp Blatter or Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein? | Who will win: Sepp Blatter or Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein? |
| How the vote will actually be carried out, and when results are expected. | 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. |