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Blatter may seek to stay on as Fifa boss: source

Published Sun, Jun 14, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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Geneva

SEPP Blatter may seek to stay on as the president of Fifa, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday, less than two weeks after he said he would step down over a major corruption scandal at the organisation.

However, Domenico Scala, the official overseeing the process of choosing a new president, said that Mr Blatter's departure was an "indispensable" part of planned reforms to soccer's governing body.

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