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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    FIFA President Sepp Blatter Resigns

    Sepp Blatter has agreed to resign as the President of FIFA, soccer’s worldwide governing body. He was re-elected as president last Friday, just days after nine FIFA officials were indicted for corruption. Even though the organization has been embroiled in scandal, today’s announcement came as a surprise. So what’s next?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 2, 2015 • 1 min read

    Sepp Blatter has agreed to resign as the President of FIFA, soccer’s worldwide governing body. He was re-elected as president last Friday, just days after nine FIFA officials were indicted for corruption. Even though the organization has been embroiled in scandal, today’s announcement came as a surprise. So what’s next?

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Blatter Resigns, a TSA Overhaul, Eddie Izzard and Trans Vocabulary
    1. 0:00FIFA President Sepp Blatter ResignsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:09TSA Fails Security Tests
    3. 17:22TV Roundup: 'The Bachelorette' and More
    4. 28:58Eddie Izzard Brings 'Force Majeure' to L.A.
    5. 41:18Transgender Vocabulary
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Blatter Resigns, a TSA Overhaul, Eddie Izzard and Trans Vocabulary
    1. 0:00FIFA President Sepp Blatter ResignsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:09TSA Fails Security Tests
    3. 17:22TV Roundup: 'The Bachelorette' and More
    4. 28:58Eddie Izzard Brings 'Force Majeure' to L.A.
    5. 41:18Transgender Vocabulary
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand