Just days after being re-elected to a fifth term as FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter resigned from his position Tuesday amid outside pressure to step aside due to his failure to stop corruption within the ranks of world soccer.
Sam Borden of the New York Times was among the first to report that the 79-year-old native of Switzerland was vacating his post.
Following the revelation of his decision, Blatter released a statement regarding what will happen next with the FIFA presidency, according to HuffPost Sports:
Blatter: "I will call an extraordinary Congress.