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| Sepp Blatter resigns as Fifa president: the internet reacts | Sepp Blatter resigns as Fifa president: the internet reacts |
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| A scandal, followed by a shock. Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday that he was resigning as Fifa president, in an announcement at what those in the business call a “hastily convened” press conference in Zurich. Blatter, looking sad and weary and all of his 79 years, said in a pre-prepared speech: “I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football – the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football as much as we all do at Fifa. Therefore, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress.” | |
| Related: Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president after 17 years in role | Related: Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president after 17 years in role |
| Sepp’s gone! After 16 years! People on the internet love a big breaking news story, particularly if there’s a healthy dash of schadenfreude thrown in. The gamut of reaction ranged from incredulity, to indignation, with some lolz thrown in for good measure. Here’s our pick of the best: | Sepp’s gone! After 16 years! People on the internet love a big breaking news story, particularly if there’s a healthy dash of schadenfreude thrown in. The gamut of reaction ranged from incredulity, to indignation, with some lolz thrown in for good measure. Here’s our pick of the best: |
| Man City centre-back Vincent Kompany wants more ethics | Man City centre-back Vincent Kompany wants more ethics |
| Blatter wasn't sole responsible, more have to follow. Transparency and voting reform, then we move on and bring back ethics. #FIFA | Blatter wasn't sole responsible, more have to follow. Transparency and voting reform, then we move on and bring back ethics. #FIFA |
| Ruud Gullit is outraged and thinks something is garbage | Ruud Gullit is outraged and thinks something is garbage |
| What kind of garbage is coming out for #blatter to step down as just elected president of FIFA????? | What kind of garbage is coming out for #blatter to step down as just elected president of FIFA????? |
| Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl is happy and sad at the same time | Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl is happy and sad at the same time |
| Great day for world soccer. But can FIFA be trusted to vote in a legitimate reformer to replace Blatter? The structure itself is rotten. | Great day for world soccer. But can FIFA be trusted to vote in a legitimate reformer to replace Blatter? The structure itself is rotten. |
| Former England striker Gary Lineker goes all sarcastic | Former England striker Gary Lineker goes all sarcastic |
| Blatter has resigned. Can't quite believe it. FIFA always appeared to be such a fine upstanding organisation. | Blatter has resigned. Can't quite believe it. FIFA always appeared to be such a fine upstanding organisation. |
| Gary Neville is brief | Gary Neville is brief |
| Why now Sepp? | Why now Sepp? |
| ESPN’s Don van Natta goes for satire | ESPN’s Don van Natta goes for satire |
| Jack Warner is scanning The Onion for confirmation of this Sepp Blatter news. | Jack Warner is scanning The Onion for confirmation of this Sepp Blatter news. |
| NBC pundit Robbie Mustoe’s joy is deep | NBC pundit Robbie Mustoe’s joy is deep |
| DEEP JOY!!!!!!! http://t.co/XmDbwIiZ74 | DEEP JOY!!!!!!! http://t.co/XmDbwIiZ74 |
| But what about the jokes? | But what about the jokes? |
| All of the Sepp Blatter puns have been made everybody | All of the Sepp Blatter puns have been made everybody |
| Hey, not so fast! | Hey, not so fast! |
| Sepp Blatter resigned so if you didn't get any name jokes in yet, now's your chance. I'll get the ball rolling. BLATT'S ALL FOLKS | Sepp Blatter resigned so if you didn't get any name jokes in yet, now's your chance. I'll get the ball rolling. BLATT'S ALL FOLKS |
| Here’s another! | Here’s another! |
| And the hits just keep on comin'! #BlatterJokes https://t.co/JclP4r3seB | And the hits just keep on comin'! #BlatterJokes https://t.co/JclP4r3seB |
| The punning continues | The punning continues |
| Was it a leak that finally burst Blatter? #puns | Was it a leak that finally burst Blatter? #puns |
| Guardian commenters do their bit | Guardian commenters do their bit |
| First comment under the Guardian live blog of Sepp Blatter resignation: 'Goooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' http://t.co/2IsrgCTMoG | First comment under the Guardian live blog of Sepp Blatter resignation: 'Goooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' http://t.co/2IsrgCTMoG |
| And Loretta Lynch gets maximum respect | And Loretta Lynch gets maximum respect |
| Loretta Bleeping Lynch! | Loretta Bleeping Lynch! |
| What next for Sepp? | What next for Sepp? |
| #SeppBlatter nominates mysterious newcomer as successor pic.twitter.com/XvIuO2bKd7 | #SeppBlatter nominates mysterious newcomer as successor pic.twitter.com/XvIuO2bKd7 |
| A tribute to Sepp’s legacy | A tribute to Sepp’s legacy |
| For the displaced in Brazil, the dead migrant workers in Qatar, and the Palestinian soccer stars in chains, GOOD RIDDANCE Sepp Blatter! | For the displaced in Brazil, the dead migrant workers in Qatar, and the Palestinian soccer stars in chains, GOOD RIDDANCE Sepp Blatter! |
| And America is currently very popular | And America is currently very popular |
| Thanks America from all football fans.. pic.twitter.com/LylF7SWD8J | Thanks America from all football fans.. pic.twitter.com/LylF7SWD8J |