freelance soccer journalist
Reporter covering the sport for World Soccer, CNN and BBC World Football; author of Thirty-One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders: A World Cup Odyssey
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Sepp Blatter Resigns as FIFA President Sepp Blatter now says he’ll resign as President of FIFA, the world-governing body of soccer, even though he was re-elected last week -- two days after indictments were handed down against other FIFA officials. James Montague, who covers the sport for several publications and is author of Thirty-One Nil: On the Road with Football's Outsiders: A World Cup Odyssey , has more on today's developments and on who might take Blatter's place.
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FIFA President Re-Elected FIFA has re-elected its president -- but in a much tighter race than expected. World soccer officials voting in Zurich, Switzerland today were divided on whether to give Sepp Blatter a fifth term amid the corruption charges that have been plaguing soccer’s world governing body this week. Although the first round of voting was inconclusive, Prince Ali bin Al Hussein conceded to Blatter. James Montague covers the sport for World Soccer, CNN and BBC World Football. He's also the author of On the Road With Football's Outsiders: A World Cup Odyssey .
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