sepp blatter is also being investigated. here's the moment he announced he was stepping down. >> therefore, i have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective congress. this will make it possible for a congress of c5 to choose a new president as my successor. i will continue to utilize my functions as fever president until the election. laura: the life and career of sepp blatter is as colorful as it is controversial. >> one of the best-known faces and football belongs to a 79-year-old man who is never played the game or coached a training session. under set letter -- under sepp blatter plus watch it has become more than a game. it has become a multibillion pound industry. our away from the valley where sepp blatter was born, military service, then a job in the watch industry. he wanted a career and public relation, and through that, sport. since joining in 1975 he went up the ranks of fifa. he turned a from a governing body into a commercial success story, capitalizing on football's increasing global appeal.

florence: that is right, who will succeed sepp blatter? take a look at the front runners, the challenger, prince ali bin al hussein, the jordanian prince, who ran a very good campaign against sepp blatter on friday, but he lost, but he has about as to run again. and you have the insider michel platini. he really lead the revolt against sepp blatter, a really good candidate is a really good chance as well. the article without that what fifa really needs is a complete housecleaning and restructuring and the best person to do that might be a complete outsider somebody u.s. no skin in the game, especially someone who has no backs that they nee children living there. and the lights turn on for the first time in one school in mali. see what music acrobatics, or a simple lightbulb can do for communities cornered by poverty. >> "viewchange" is about people making real progress in tackling the world's toughest issues. can a story change the world? see for yourself in "viewchange: shelter from the storm." >> in the slums of nairobi kenya, escape fro

>>> sepp blatter bows out. the long time head of fifa caves into growing international pressure. >> desperate search. time may be running out for any survivors aboard a sunken cruise ship in china. >> and new rules for the nsa. what it now can and cannot do with the information it collects on americans. >> hello, everyone, i'm rosemary church. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> i'm errol barnett. we're your anchor team for the next two hours. thank you for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> now we begin this hour with the announcement, truly, that no one saw coming. just four days after he won re-election as president of fifa, sepp blatter says he is now resigning. >> fifa is embroiled in bribery and corruption scandals with investigations under way in switzerland and the united states. our correspondent has the latest on blatter's departure and what may have prompted the move. >> reporter: soccer's most powerful man, bowing out of the game. it was a stunning about-face. j

so will football be better off south sepp blatter in charge? finally we're about to find out. >> joining us from rio de janeiro we spoke when blatter was re-elected. did you actually think he would go this quickly? >> certainly not. anyone who predicted this before was woo have been a genius. i don't think anybody saw this coming with the speed with which it has happened. >> you say it's an opportunity but realistically how easy is it going to be to clean up fifa once sepp blatter is gone? it's going to depend on the next president, and that president will come from within the world of football, probably. >> blatter claims the executive committee for a lot of what is happening, bosses of the region at generations over which he had limited control. i would imagine there would be a number of worried people in football administration at the moment thinking what's going to come out over the next few months. but i think the big issue here is which way does world football go? i think that what happened today bring the end of an era the end of an era w

leader following sepp blatter's resignation. first, yemen's government in exile is prepared to attend a meeting in geneva to end the war. talks have been postponed once, but no new date has been set. our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. headquarters. >> taking place in a matter of hours, a u.n. security council meeting to discuss the situation in yemen. ahead of that meeting the government of yemen made an important announcement. a spokesman for president abd-rabbu mansour hadi told al jazeera that the government is prepared to go and have a meeting about the situation in geneva. remember, there were supposed to be geneva peace talks last week. they had to be postponed. the government is saying if it attends a meeting there'll be consultations about the situation, not negotiations, because they say they'll only take part in negotiations with the houthis, if the houthis comply with existing u.n. security council resolution, and withdraw from all the areas that they have captured. i can tell you separately talks

who could step into the void left by sepp blatter? prince ali said he will be running again after being beaten in the opening round of voting. the former french international is current chief of europe's govern body uafa. many others are considering nomination. >> a lot of people have asked if i would be interested in rung as a candidate for fifa. i will take careful consideration whether i will run for the presidency and make my judgment. if i had a chance, i would like to meet and discuss this with many finishes in the international football society and decide whether to run. >> fifa's public image that taken a battering. it is estimated the world govern's value dropped by $400 million since last week's arrests. >> so when we value a brand we look at a combination of factors. we look at brand equity information information. in fifa's case, there's things to do with corporate governance and you can imagine scores for that have fallen dramatically. we combine that with revenue information and the revenue likely to be attributed to fif

the sepp blatter situation. we have had many many years of this, we have had this with sepp blatter we have also been in a position where he has been at fifa for 40 years and it is completely overshadowed everything else in sport. ironically, we had a big match between the swiss french open, and roger federer. which apparently won i clearly wasn't watching. >> in other sports news. >> this has overshadowed so much. the women's world cup is about to start he couldn't go to that. the executive director in the u. k. from where he joins us on skype. what is your reaction to this in. >> well in one sense a surprise but on the other hand -- >> there is this sense that he is lingering on, and i think it is cleaner and bet efor the organization if he should go sooner, and the arrangements for his replacement should be made as soon as possible. >> really quickly, do you sense that fifa had started to change? this is partly a cosmetic thing. >> there's no evidence that fifa has started to change, and this has to behe star

sepp blatter is seeking a fifth term. his jordanian rival says he is ready to fight for the job. >> we are ready for a change, to have. reporter: and he is not the only one to call for blatter's resignation. another turned against his long-term friend. >> i am disgusted. i am sick of all of this, and i have had enough. enough is enough. >> blatter is defiance, and the elections go ahead, and the prince decides to throw in the towel. >> mr. blatter is reelected on 22019. reporter: blatter earned the nickname of the godfather in the press. on tuesday, his deputy, jerome v is linked to a paymentalcke, -- jerome valcke is linked to a payment. >> although the members of fifa have reelected me as president this mandate is not afforded by everyone in the world of football. reporter: sepp blatter will remain in charge until you elections. and in ukraine, some of the worst fighting. pro-russian separatists clashing in the east of the country. kiev says a rebel attempt has been thwarted. we have the story. reporter: these low level

i mean what changed and how can sepp blatter now fix things in the interim? >> errol, yeah, even for futbol's great survivor the pressure got too great after what blatter himself described as unprecedented event last week. the controversy surrounding his re-election. there was that verbal battering at saturday's press conference where he had to defend himself against questions about what he knew. and then we had yesterday his number two, general secretary, jerome valcke being caught up in the allegation as but what he knew -- about what he knew about the alleged $10 million bribe paid from south africa to the concacaf nations around the world cup bid in 2010. closest advisers to sepp blatter really got in his ear and said "enough is enough." in terms of what happens next, he has said he is going to stay in charge until the, the next president is elected and really try to use that time to reform. there is no doubt stepping aside is the right thing to do. but it is going to be a very long road ahead. blatter said that he wants to change the age limits for, not o

sepp blatter is out. more news in a couple of minutes.

sepp blatter is gone in a couple of months. job done, all over, that's it? >> no, no. re urgently needed at fifa. i think it's very important to use months to overhaul fifa like blatter put it yesterday. it will not be just blatter. i think there are more people to be involved. >> okay. transparency international did try to work with fifa for a time. walked away because it wasn't happening. what are the major problems, and given the structure of fifa now, is it possible that the organization can be reformed? >> i think the chance is much bigger than it was four years ago when we had negotiations with mr. blatter. at that time, we asked for an independent committee to oversee how the process was committed and asked for investigations. at that time, this was refused by blatter and fever amp i think now is the time to come back to these requirements. we need an independent oversight for fifa, a committee composed of people with a high reputation just to accompany fifa in the next months. that will have to restore trust. and with regard to the investigations in the past, i

officials to cooperate to build a case against sepp blatter.resigned tuesday. >> reporter: fewer days after his re-election as one the most powerful men in football a shook announcement from f.i.f.a.'s long serving president. sepp blatter said the organization needed profound rescrubsz. -- reconstruction. >> reporter: although members of f.i.f.a. reelected me as president, this mandate does not seem supported by everywhere in the world of football. supporters, clubs, players, those that inspire life in football as much as we do in f.i.f.a. this is why i would call an extraordinary congress >>> the extraordinary congress to elect a new president expected to take place between december and march next year. the 79-year-old swiss national was reelected to the presidency last friday and spent years building a network of support, especially in africa where football received growing investment. for the recent scandal it prompted many to call for his resignation, including the head of the english football association who welcomed the news. >> it's a go

sepp blatter was still at work there was a mixed youth game on the grounds, suggesting the kind of puritytics say vanished years ago. but blatter's announcement that he was to go was followed by interpol releasing red figures against several members of fifa. >> we know that the $45 million spent by the ffa, taxpayer's money was effectively wasted because of a corrupt and tainted bidding process. >> reporter: it was a decision that shouldn't be made given what was surrounding him. what i will say is that it was a choice with a lot of inconvenient facts. >> reporter: and who should replace blatter? michelle plat -- platini of france perhaps of prince ali from jordan. perhaps even the former head of the united nations should act as a sort of control figure within the new fifa to offer reassurance to everyone. >> we made a proposal back in january when we launched in the european parliament in brussels that there was the creation and implementation of an independent reform committee. and that needs to be lead by an imminent person such as mitt romney. >> reporter: it is worth bearing in mind

i think it was right and proper that sepp blatter stood down as president. that's cutting off the head of the problem. we have to deal with the body. that's for the long interpret. in terms of 2018 and 2022 world cup. to revisit the votes is a little late in the case of russia in terms of qatar, there's time. in the middle east significant investment has gone into building the infrastructure and the stadiums to get the country ready for the world cup. i am sure if was taken away or there was to be a revote there would be litigation brought to bear costing millions billions bankrupting the governing body that is a significant hurdle to overcome if they go to a revote. in terms of australia, they'd be interested in a revote but for my own personal perspective, that's a side issue. what we need is to get the football game back to some proper governance, and today it is a step in the right direction towards that >>> rescuers in china are struggling with bad weather, searching for 400 people missing after a cruise ship sank in the yangtze river. most on board wer

president. >> africa has 54 votes, all going to sepp blatter. f.i.f.a. gave the continent a world cup, programs to help youngsters and develop football. >> we are joined from senegal, the capital, sepp blatter support around the world is strongest in africa. it's hard for a lot of americans to understand that if you consider all the money and the pledges of support to the continent. why is he personally there? >> well he is, as you say. africa's longstanding friend. the reason, being one of the main reason is that he stood up to the europeans to protect african football. he's done so by ensuring that african's countries have equal amount of founding. let's say if the u.k. receives a million dollars, a mull country receives the same amount. and re assured a lot of african federation here. maybe he brought the world cup to the continent. before that, africans had little to say about world cup in general. in fact, for many of the members of the federations here, throughout africa, they remember 1966, when great britain won the world cup. and at that time th

i think it was right and proper that sepp blatter stood down as president. that is cutting off the head of the problem. we have to deal with the body. in terms of 2018 and 2022 world cups, to revisit the vote is probably a little late in the case of russia, in terms of qatar, there's time. i know in the middle east significant investment has gone into building the infrastructure and the stadiums to get the country ready for the world cup, i am sure if it was to be taken away there'll be litigation brought to bear by the qataris, probably billions and bankrupt the governing body. that is a hurdle they'd have to overcome if they go to a revote. in terms of australia, i am sure they'll be interested in a revote. i think, really, it's a side issue. what we need is to get football back to governance and in my opinion, it's a step in the right direction towards that. >> rescuers in china are having to deal with bad weather as they search for the bodies of 400 people missing as a cruise ship sank. rescuers heard cries for help from inside the ship carrying 458 peop

two days after the arrest with the scandal exploding, sepp blatter was reelected. for those wondering, he offered this to swais television: -- swiss television: that was friday. >> today sepp blatter offered this. >> translation: f.i.f.a. needs profound restructuring. >> that means sepp blatter will be stepping down from world soccer's governing body next year. not everywhere is celebrating the reversal. some of those are crying foul. many of the countries that voted are from africa. niklas has a report from senegal. he is so popular across that continent. >> it's not the pitch, but the beach where the champions are made. this dry country finding a grassy purchase is almost impossible. -- pitch is almost possible. skills are picked up from experience. the african continent and a breathing ground. football dominated, playing in the big european league is not just a dream, but an ambition. >> translation: most of us have never played on a fool football pitch. it doesn't stop us playing at the club and earning a living. >> reporter: on the outskirts of the capital is

people who are tuning there to our programming here on al jazeera to the extraordinary news that sepp blatter the president of fifa football world governing body has said many the last few minutes that he is to quit. only four days after he was reeffect willed for a fifth term winning 133 out of 209 votes. he says that is it. where going. and there has been as our sports correspondent has reported a number of arrests the fact that the fbi has got involved and saying look, this is just the start of it all, blatter himself saying there is no way that he is involved and then earlier on today, within the last 24 hours we hear suggestions that 10 million pounds was given to the north american and caribbean footballing federations. no blatter himself but the man considers as his number two, he is to quit a bit of information from me as we head back to our sports correspondents. there will be a new election, a new presidential election, sometime between december of this year, and march of next year. where he was talking about the reasons why he would quit we knew there would be a prez conference, we

sepp blatter will step down after a fresh election to choose a successor. he was elected amid corruption scandals involving fifa. >>> the u.s. national security agency has some of its surveillance powers back after a two-day lapse. the senate passed the freedom act by replaces provisions of the patriot act that expires on sunday. the new bill reauthorizes surveillance but with a targeted system. u.s. president barack obama has criticized israeli prime minister on tv. he said that the statehood endangers political envy. >> there is a possibility of a palestinian state but it has so many caveats. so many continues. that it is not realistic that those conditions would be met any time in the future. so the danger here is that israel as a whole loses credibility. already the international community does not believe that they're serious about a two-state resolution. it was compounded by the belief that there is not a commitment there. >>> iraq's south prime minister hasiraq prime minister will meet . >> in iraq the bullets and bombs continue. fight something seve

it's about the glorification of sepp blatter essentially, who has announced his resignation. >> might people be curious to go watch it because fifa is so much in the headlines. >> you question if there is some adverse affect here. this movie is so poorly reviewed. anyone who has written anything about it has been desperately negative about it. you wonder if people will be curious to see and go see it after all. it's really a very bad movie. >> all right you're clearly not a fan but i wonder whether it will pick up fans in other parts of the world. it touches on the tension between the developed and developing countries when it comes to football. it's not very flattering of the english. do you think that will go down well in some parts of the world? >> it's extremely harsh on the english and for trays them as racist bigoted and arrogant. you feel that there was a score to settle there because the english media and officials have been the bane of fifa's existence for many years. the reason why sepp blatter has been able to stay in power so long, he was able to consolidate power bases in

s chief sepp blatter steps down as the u.s. steps up its investigation of the organization, reportedly making him the central focus. >>> the winning strategy... >> i emerge from this meeting confident we'll defeat them through unity, determination and commitment to create a future of opportunity >>> american officials double down on the coalition plan to defeat i.s.i.l., as iraq's prime minister cries out for more help >>> the race to find survivors. >> translation: i swam back and fourth three times, by the fourth time i felt someone was above me >>> a desperate safe for hundreds of missing passengers in china's cruise ship disaster >>> a global crusader for justice. >> this affects us we are seeing negative impacts of that in the u.s. >>> my conversation with an american lawyer fighting for women as the only american litigator in afghanistan. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. it is the end of an era in the world of soccer. sepp blatter, the man who led f.i.f.a. for 17 years stepped down just as th

they say they are not looking at sepp blatter.heir stance hasn't changed from last week at the moment no specific on mr. blatter. since being elected as president for a fifth time on friday we've seen scandal after day, scandals from new zealand to paraguay and brazil it's been never ending. >> they off go after lesser officials, they turn some of these lesser officials who then speak out against the big boss and i assume that potentially could be happening even as we speak right now. alex thomas we'll stay on top of the huge story. sepp blatter four days after he was re-elected the leader of the head of fifa stepping down. what a surprise this is. just ahead, hillary clinton's unfavorable ratings, hit a 14-year high. top republicans are closing the gap with her in our new poll. we'll discuss the results. our political panel is next. this is judy. judy is 65 years old. her mortgage payment is $728 a month. that's almost $9,000 a year now judy doesn't think that she'll be able to retire until her mortgage is fully paid off. this is

sepp blatter is not under investigation by swiss authorities. but under his watch the organization now faces its biggest challenge yet. after 17 years at the mel think of fifa, sepp blatter's resignation paves the way for a new era in the international football. neave barker, al jazerra. >>> so who are likely contenders to replace bat blatter? there is prince hugh stain from jordan. blatter's long time friend turned fierce critic pettini. the former football from france's uefa. jerome a long time deputy could be in the running and from africa the president of the confederation of africa football and fifa vice president. under former french -- a footballer david too has announced his intention to stand. robin adams or sports presenter is here with us here in doha to talk about all these possible contenders and what each could bring to the table and who the likely one is, robin. >> pretty ton strong candidates, jerome has been i al been a long-time respected man of blatter but there is the shadow of corruption handing over his head. precipitation

sepp blatter to go as the head of fifa. we will keep an eye on what is happening on that stage.are listening to what some of the other people are saying about this extraordinary development only just after he was re-elected for a fifth term, sepp blatter says that's it. i am going no mention at the moment of the corruption scandal just saying that he has done his best to change fifa's attitudes and thanking those around hip. sepp blatter to quit. >> i have a great amount of respect for the president and the role that he has played in championing refor. and he has recognized we have worked hard to putter in place government reforms but this has not been enough. by making this announcement, he has created the opportunity fortous go further and fifa has before. fundamentally change the way we teach each other. as the independent chairman of the committee, i am committed to working to the implementation of the reforms that the president has outlined. and to putting in place the conditions for the election of a new president. as the president has stated, these reforms will include ch

anchor: so sepp blatter is leading, and to go through blatter's bombshell with us, our sports desk.nly last week, blatter stood to be elected, was reelected, and now he quit. what happened? reporter: there were the arrests last week of some very high-profile people in fifa, and that really shook fifa to its core. even though blatter is a popular figure, he lost some of his biggest importers there, and i think the reason he went on with his election as planned as because he knew he was going to win. he knew he had enough the boards to win despite these scandals, so from his point of view, why not go through the election, win it, and then take a look back. i think he realized, my life can get a lot more difficult if i stay. anchor: certainly interesting. anchor 2: there are a lot of dark clouds over fifa. is this a matter of blatter jumping before he was pushed? reporter: he still had enough support to win the election comfortably. there still has to have been something from the outside and one could be advertisers and sponsors of the fifa world cup. the world cup is what brings in a

think about the events of the last 24 hours in the timeline it was about this time last night that sepp blatter was resigning. shortly after that he was the subject of the fbi investigation, then this morning the red notices went out. half a dozen of football officials from latin america with links historically with blatter, and then you get the news that the fbi seems to be subassuming the swiss inquiry. it has been a very significant day in terms of law enforcement and the scope and breadth of the fifa inquiry. in the end it's very complicated. there are three main questions. one, sepp blatter it could be a while before we know the truth of that. and two what will it mean for the next two world cups. and that's a very difficult question to answer. and does it make the successor of blatter's job easier or more difficult because of all the divisions emerging because of the inquiry now being fronted up by the fbi and the states. >> you mentioned the impact of the next leader. talk us through the process and when will we know how it's going to work and who is going to stand. >> no, it's a very go

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fifa president sepp blatter was re-elected just days ago for a fifth term. now he's announced he's stepping down. >> translator: i have thoroughly considered my presidency and the last 40 years of my life, which were closely related to fifa. and this wonderful sport of football. my re-election does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. >>> balloter announced his intent to resign at fifa headquarters in zurich just for you days earlier he celebrated his re-election with a promise to steer the organization through rough waters. u.s. authorities are investigating corruption in the world cup bidding process. last month they indicted 14 individuals including two fifa vice presidents. federal investigators say they were part of a bribery scheme totalling more than $150 million.million million. sepp blatter has denied any involvement. the "new york times" on tuesday quoted several u.s. officials who said they are trying to build a case against him. the officials said they hope to win cooperation from some of the fifa officials who have bee

sepp blatter was reelected to a fifth term on friday. his right hand man was linked to an alleged $10 million bribe. let's listen to him making that announcement. sepp blatter: although they gave me the mandate and reelected me president, this is not supported by everyone and the world of football. those who in's ire life and foot all, as much as we do, this is why i will call an extraordinary congress and could have disposed of my function. it is going to be held as soon as possible and the new president will be elected to follow me. host: we have more. reporter: football's most powerful man, sepp blatter was just the 12th employee to join in 1975. he quickly rose through the ranks, laying the foundation that would help grow the body into a football powerhouse. he claimed the top spot in 1998 and under his role helped to turn football into a global game in a multibillion dollar industry by cultivating loyalties with financial incentives and development plans. his tenure has been marred by allegations of financial mismanagement and corru

you can see sepp blatter, and they are categorical about the whole thing -- corrupt. sepp blatter has said that he is going to step down, or really, a surprising move from him since he was just reelected president of fifa. what changed his mind? a lot of papers have been focusing on an article in "the new york times" saying the fbi investigation into fifa corruption has now extended to sepp blatter personally. this week has been peppered with all sorts of shock confessions. whistleblower chuck glaser said he received bribes for votes to host the 2010 world cup. molly: it really does seem that each day does bring a new bit of negative news, but there is some positive hope for fifa. flo: there is, and it is women's soccer. the women's world cup is kicking off in canada. you can see this is a women's magazine, a feminist magazine in france, saying that women are going to make us love soccer again. causette takes a close look at the teams and players for the women's world cup. women's football still has a long way of going in terms of coverage, and even respect from fifa.

as president of fifa's governing body. >> zurich headquarters sepp blatter was still at work. there were yao playing mix youth playing football on the grounds. >> we know that the $45 million spent was effectively wasted because of a corrupt and tainted bidding process. >> it is a decision that shouldn't be made considering what was surrounding him. look i'm not in blatter's shoes b it did not seem to be a good idea. >> who should replace blatter? michel platini perhaps the investigation into russia's award of the cup will make them upset. the campaign group believes someone with a true global significance, perhaps former head of the united nations kofi annan should act as a control figure within the new fifa to offer a source of reassurance to everybody. >> we at fifa now made a proposal in january when we launched in bruce he wills the creation of the implementation of an independent reform committee, and that needs to be lived by. someone such as mitt romney. mitt romney took on the role in salt lake city with the ioc and did a great job there. >> it's worth bearing in mind

in terms of sepp blatter's resignation. it's one of two things either he could be implicated in either of these investigations going on one by the u.s. federal authorities, and one by the swiss. although i have to say at this statement, that he has not been in any way implicated. or he just got - if you like over whimmed by the afterlarge of core understanding, but hoe is there for the time being until he's replaced between sense and march. do you think the next major situation is when he hear the details of the alleged recorded conversations that blazer had with f.i.f.a. officials during the 2012 olympics in london. >> it could be. the investigators in the u.s. said that this is - chuck blazer's stunning testimony in many ways although we knew about some world cups, we didn't know about 1998 in france. the u.s. investigators say this is not the last chapter. this is going to run and run. obviously etch wonders whether the president of f.i.f.a. is going to be implicated in this and if not. what other revelations will come o

i guess the only way to explain sepp blatter is to say that is so typical of sepp blatter.e is not a person who necessarily behaves in the same way that we would be used to with people, for instance, from corporate organizations or the public sector. he doesn't necessarily have a good understanding or good sense of what governance is. that was made clear i think last week when loretta lynch sent out what the charges were against some of the fifa -- amy: we lost you. go ahead. >> have you got me again? amy: we hear you now. >> ok. i was talking about how mr. blatter doesn't have a very good understanding of governance at all and that was evidence in the comments are were made by loretta lynch last week in which she talked about the issues that fifa faced been long-standing and over decades, not just in recent years. it is hardly surprising that mr. blatter with a last friday he was [indiscernible] four days later he said, i'm going to resign because i don't have your confidence. but at the same time, he is not going to resign straightaway. it could be performance or even as

the fbi have confirmed their investigations do continue into sepp blatter.le have been adding two and two together have said that that is obviously why he chose to step down in such dramatic fashion. but we have heard his statement from his daughter correspond corinne which said his decision has nothing to do with the allegations. but, there's more bad days to come. we'll have to wait and see what those bad days are. >> nothing to do with the investigation, nothing to see here curious to say the least. amanda davies what a story. >>> corporate sponsors relieved by blatter's sponsors, visa, anheuser-busch anheuser-busch coca-cola all voicing approval that he's out. raising concerns or threatening fifa that none actually pulled any money. adidas $10 million a year for their partnership, coca-cola and visa pay $19 million each. there's a lot on the market with high-stake negotiations over greece's debt. there's a friday deadline and a big jobs report this week so we'll be looking very closely for any hints and clues for how well job growth is proceeding here. >

media says the fbi is investigating the outgoing president sepp blatter. host: this comes a day after his shock resignation tuesday. he been elected as a fifth term for president four days ago. host: he rejected calls from resignation. speculation is now rising of what motivated him to quit. president joachim gauck could reporter: we are not able to comment further on the nature of other individuals who may or may not be under investigation. this is an ongoing matter. it is an ongoing case. we will be speaking through the courts. reporter: he could have calls for concern. since officials were arrested pressure has been growing on the man who was the most powerful figure in football. interpol is investigating another six people on charges including racketeering and corruption. the secretary-general is also under scrutiny. u.s. prosecutors are investigating claims $10 million in bribes were paid by south africa for world cup bidding votes. he says he is innocent. south africa denies allegations of wrongdoing. >> we stand by our statement that the government

fifa denies new allegation that set -- that sepp blatter's right-hand man made a controversial payment. our top stories. genie: first rescue teams in china are frantically trying to save some of the 458 people on board a ship that capsized monday night in the yanks the river -- in the yanks to river. the ship's captain and engineer have been rescued and are in custody. >> it was meant to be a relaxing cruise on the yanggzte river. the cruise line called the eastern star got caught in a storm and capsized. aboard 458 passengers, crew members, and tour operators. according to state media cctv, survivors trapped under the ship could be shouting -- could be heard shouting for help. relatives of the passengers are waiting for news outside the travel agency, which is closed. >> nobody is answering our phone calls. someone should come out and deal with this, and then we can decide what to do next. >> i am angry. we have no idea whether our relatives are dead or alive. >> the ship took off from nanjing in the east, and was headed to chongqing city, a journey of 1500 kilometers. the boat sank i

personals including sepp blatter himself were linked to political events.se documents treated by knowledge, and methods. the link between fifa is funded anew. the link between fifa. and the people's government. these documents. including but not limited to the president sepp blatter. >> south africa is already opened an investigation into alleged $10 million payment to secure the 2010 world cup. now it has emerged that former agent turned fbi informant, took bribes connecting with south africa 2010 and also the 1998 event in france. at the secret hearing the charges were late involving an exchange of payments for one purpose or another they identified fifa and the related constituent organization is what we call an enterprise, rico is an acronym and don't overact racketeering influence construct corporation. but the football governing body that so many are calling for won't happen overnight and sepp blatter may have promised to step down, but he is still running the show. at least until the end of this year. >> still, swiss and american authorities are inve

sepp blatter was still at work there was a mixed youth game on the grounds, suggesting the kind of sportingity fifa's critics say vanished years ago. but blatter's announcement that he was to go was followed by interpole releasing red notices against moyer fifa executives. >> we know that the $45 million spent by the [ inaudible ] taxpayer money was wasted because of a corrupt process. >> translator: it was a decision that should haven't been made given what was surrounding him. i will say it was a choice with a lot of inconvenient facts. >> reporter: and who should replace blatter? these people would be popular in europe but perhaps not in africa. it is now believed that someone with true global significance perhaps even kofi anan should as a control figure. >> we made a proposal back in january that there was the implementation, the creation and implementation of an independent reform committee, and that needs to be lead by an imminent person. someone such as mitt romney. >> reporter: of course it's worth bearing in mind that blatter hasn't actually gone yet, it's not clear how long he wi

sepp blatter's investigation comes after the u.s. announced an indictment of 14 people money laundering and fraud - accused of accepting 150 million in bribes and kickbacks. this person spoke after blatter, and said f.i.f.a. was committed to cleaning up its image. >> there's work to be done in order to regain the trust of the republic and reform the way in which people see f.i.f.a. the steps will ensure that the organization cannot be used by those seeking to enrich themselves at the expense of the game. >> many f.i.f.a. fans have been calling for the resignation. tuesday they reacted to news around the world. >> at a certain point you have to lead the position to someone else that will clean up f.i.f.a. and get rid of the corruption. >> to germany. >> it's good news no one lost anything. he sold f.i.f.a. he sold soccer. he made it dirty. >> to russia. >> i heard this was initiated by america. they started a scandal. it's not right. they shouldn't interfere with such things, is it good or bad. it's not up to me to judge. >> in america

the future of world football wide open after sepp blatter announced his resignation. this departure comes as u.s. prosecutors look into blatter. this according to people familiar with the investigation. >> although the members of fifa have given me a new mandate and rehab elect to me president, this mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. supporters, clubs, players, those who inspire life and footfall as much as we do in fifa. guy: mark barton is here. there are a number of the questions this morning. and i guess the first when we have to think about is why -- if i resign, i'm not guilty of anything did he resign? mark: the net was closing in on him. that is what i am saying. think of it -- a week ago 7, 9 f ormer fifa officials were indicted. tick. after his election, which by the way 73 national members voted against him, so a third of the body of football voted against him. tick. the big one of course is to do with his secretary general, the fifa number two. he is allegedly under investigation because he allegedly authorized a $1

is saying that sepp blatter is in fact a champion in the world of football. the sportswriter there says that sepp blatter has worked to pull away from the european elites that used to run the game. and given opportunities to india, africa, asian countries that have normally in the past had a major role in foot wall. so a very sharp contrast in the press about sepp blatter, who is highly controversial. genie: indeed. we come back now to france. what is in the top story in the french press this monday? >> the french press is a monday morning bonanza with the party conference at the right of the political spectrum. the ump has been given the hump by the activists for the party. which nicholas sarkozy leads now. it says that he is really determined to take control as party leader this monday and tuesday. he is shaking up the teams in the party to make sure that his bid to be the presidential choice for the right wing now called the republicans, of course, that that will be accepted, and there will be a primary election in 2016 ahead of the 2017 race. let's turn t

, i thought i had sepp blatter.er announced he is resigning less than a week after the organization was rocked by a corruption scandal so if you only learn one thing from all this, you can never trust a 79-year-old blatter. [ applause ] he's not a gate basketball player, but he's a good dribbler. [ rim shot ] [ rim shot ] he's european. [ laughter ] [ rim shot ] >> wow. >> well he stepped down at least, four days after he was reelected president. >> willie, a good dribbler. >> talk about arrogance. >> remember sepp blatter said "i shall not step down, to do so would be an admission of guilt." >> willie, this guy, well known, pig, when john terry had an affair with a teammate's wife blatter was the guy that said you know there's good news in that, too, when he goads toes to latin america they will give him a standing ovation because they respect that sort of behavior there. there was a time racism was rampant across fifa and they wanted to have all of these sensitivity clinics and he said you know, racism can be cure

so, sepp blatter resigned and they have lowered expectations atar to host the world cup. anything that they will lose the world cup? >> it depends on the investigation. go back to watergate, follow the money, see who was involved. it is probably too late to make changes for russia. cuttert looks like millions of dollars away from the infrastructure. >> the structure investment, that will be a negative fallout and then there is the terror -- tourism revenue. and with greece hosting the olympics, new question. alix: all these headline, what do you think? is there going to be a trade? >> i haven't been avoiding it. ok, guys i appreciate it. we have much more to talk about. route isglobal bond telling us about u.s. bonds. ♪ ♪ alix: welcome back to the bloomberg market day. saysr official from fifa that years of decisions over the world cup location was steered by bribes and kickbacks. blaze said that he and othersr on the committee agreed to accept rides -- bribes. he said that the choice of the 1998 tournament in france also involved bribery. he pleaded guilty to 10 charges

sepp blatter was still at work.as a mixed youth game on the grounds, suggesting the kind of sporting purity fifa's critics say vanished years ago. but his announcement that he was to go was followed by interpol releasing red notices against several figures from the americas. [ inaudible ] that question is not clear between the countries that supported him and those that hated him. >> we know the taxpayer's money was effectively wasted because of a corrupt bidding process. >> translator: look i'm not in blatter's shoes, but it was a choice with a lot of inconvenient facts. >> reporter: and who should replace latter michel platini, or prince ali? the campaign group new fifa now believes someone with true significant, perhaps even the former head of the united nations should about as a control figure to offer assure rans to everyone. >> we made a proposal back in january when we launched that there was the implementation -- creation and implementation of an independent reform committee. and that needs to be lead by an

this comes a day after sepp blatter resigned as fifa president.turn after winning re-election friday for a fifth consecutive turn. joining me is joe prince wright lead writer and editor of nbc sport "pro soccer talk." and espnw writer julie fuady, former captain of the u.s. women's team and one of the most accomplished female soccer players in the world. welcome, thank you very much for being on the show. >> thanks, luke. >> thanks. >> what do we know here in terms of what happened over the last few days to get sepp blatter to resign? it seems the investigation moved closer and closer to his inner circle. >> that's it really. on fridays, he was only re-elected for a fifth straight fourth year term. four days later, he's walking away. yes, there's been some things going on behind the scenes. what was the final straw? we're not sure. it was a combination of things. pressure from sponsors about the corruption allegations. and jerome welker, his right-hand man, was involved and mentioned in a $10 million bribe. the fbi calling it from south africa to

sepp blatter plans to resign.e looking into the broadgations against top fee ta officials. roger is with "men in blazers." great to have you back. it's great to be in america. >> because? >> i know your country has a history of overthrowing dictators. a week ago the they say they're going to take sep blalter down. english media va been trying to take him down for decades. you took him down in a week. >> sepp blatter speaks with an interviewer. why step down. i recognize that i did wrong. he stepped wrong. he realizes they're after it. >> it's amazing what a weekend of soul search willing do to a person. or a weekend spent calling visa buzz budweiser. >> do you think that's what happened? >> two major changes. sepp blatter and fifa have never dealt with the fbi before. secondly, having fifa exposed on the front page of "the new york times" for a week on abc, on cbs, on every network in their country makes them talk in the only language fifa understands which is ultimately money. >> it led to an investigation. >> a

that's the guy's name, sepp blatter. which is kind of weird because i've got a little corruption in my sepp blatter. ( applause ) so with all this scandal on him, i'm guessing mr. blatter is going to be looking for a new job? >> fifa's incumbent president sepp blatter regarded as one of the most powerful men in sport is expected to be elected to a fifth term. >> larry: now that is being dedicated to corruption. ( laughter ) all right, here to shed some more light on the controversy please welcome an international soccer ball. thanks for being here, soccer ball. >> thanks for having me, larry. >> larry: you are international. you know, i have to admit most americans don't know much about soccer. i mean we hear that you're fun put we're just not that in to you. you're like the "mindy project" of sport. >> audience: oooooh! >> please, call me football, larry because that's what i am. >> larry: i'll call you soccer. so what is your reaction to all these corruption charges? does it give your sport a black eye? >> i think it's