By Staff Writer

Sepp Blatter has been re-elected for a fifth term as president of Fifa despite football’s world governing body being engulfed in a corruption scandal.

Blatter’s victory in a ballot of Fifa members came just two days after seven Fifa officials were arrested as part of a US prosecution that indicted 14 people.

UK prime minister David Cameron joined widespread calls for Blatter to resign before Friday’s vote, and World Cup sponsors including McDonald’s, Visa and Budweiser expressed their discomfort with the story that has dominated headlines all week.

In spite of the controversy, yesterday’s vote went ahead as planned and critics from Read full story ›

Source: The Drum