GENEVA — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has not made a U-turn on his plans to leave office, the governing body said Friday. FIFA responded after Swiss daily Blick reported comments made by Blatter late Thursday at an event to thank construction workers at FIFA's new museum in Zurich. Blatter said that he technically did not resign on June 2 but had pledged to leave at a special election congress, which is still being organized. "I have not resigned, but I put back my mandate at the disposition of the next extraordinary congress," the outgoing FIFA...
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