Deposed
FIFA president Sepp Blatter intends to stay in office until February —
the likeliest date for the governing body's next election — despite
tendering his resignation on Tuesday.
Hours after his
bombshell decision to quit having served 17 years at the helm, Blatter
was back at FIFA House to address the staff.
The
emotional Swiss told around 400 FIFA personnel in Zurich: 'We're in a
crisis. I need all your help to get out of the crisis. Stay strong,
we've got a lot of work to do.'
Blatter received a standing ovation said to have lasted 10 minutes from the party faithful as he entered the packed auditorium.
He
was at his desk by 6.30am on Wednesday with a full programme of
meetings and queues outside his office — as if nothing had changed.
But
FA chairman Greg Dyke believes Blatter's ambition to stay in charge
until a successor is elected is 'fantasy', adding: 'Anyone who has left a
big organisation knows the day you say you're leaving, you've gone.'
Credit: Charles Sale/SportsMail
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