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FIFA audit chief urges Blatter to stick by decision

After hinting that he could stay on as president, Sepp Blatter has been urged to stick to his original decision by FIFA's audit chief.

Sepp Blatter has been urged to "stop flirting with power" by FIFA's Audit and Compliance Comittee chairman Domenico Scala.

Blatter announced June 2 he would step aside as FIFA president — just four days after winning re-election for a fifth term of office — amid a scandal that saw nine past and present FIFA officials named among 14 people indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy and corruption.

But Blatter fueled speculation that he may run for the presidency again when he said earlier this week: "I have not resigned — rather I am offering my mandate at an extraordinary congress.