FIFA Suspends Embattled President Sepp Blatter and Several Top Officials

Less than a week after sponsors demanded action

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Less than a week after four major sponsors called for embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign immediately, the global soccer organization, which stages the World Cup competition, has suspended its leader for 90 days.

The move by the association's ethics committee comes in the wake of a Swiss criminal proceeding opened last week against Blatter, alleging he sold TV rights at below-market value to a former FIFA official, among other charges. Blatter, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing, has been under intense pressure to step down since news of a wide-ranging bribery and money-laundering scandal broke in May.

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