In sports news:

World soccer is still reeling from the corruption inquiries into FIFA by the American authorities. Sepp Blatter’s shock resignation statement on Tuesday just days after he was re-elected president of the sport’s governing body was followed by admissions by FIFA’s American boss Chuck Blazer that he had been involved in bribery and racketeering for twenty years. Many national football associations are now calling for root and branch reform of the sport’s world organisation.

In sports news:

World soccer has been rocked by the arrest of several FIFA officials this week as part of an international investigation into corruption in the sport’s governing body. Despite the arrests outgoing president Sepp Blatter has said he intends to stand for a fifth term. The vote will be held later today in Zurich where FIFA delegates are meeting. UEFA  and British Prime Minister David Cameron have already called for Blatter to stand down.