Full text of Sepp Blatter speech on 2 June announcing he is to resign as Fifa president after 17 years. "I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the 40 years in which my life has been inextricably bound to Fifa and the great sport of football. "I cherish Fifa more than anything and I want to do only what is best for Fifa and for football. I felt compelled to stand for re-election, as I believed that this was the best thing for the organisation. That election is over but Fifa's challenges are not. Fifa needs a profound overhaul. "While I have a mandate from the membership of Fifa, I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football -...
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