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FIFA President Joseph Blatter re-elected

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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Joseph Blatter has been re-elected and will now serve a fourth term in the office of FIFA President following the world football governing body's 61st Congress in Zurich.

FIFA President Joseph Blatter re-elected
FIFA President Joseph Blatter re-elected ©Getty Images

Joseph Blatter has been re-elected as President of FIFA at the world football governing body's 61st Congress in Zurich.

Mr Blatter, who was first elected as FIFA President in 1998, was elected unopposed for a fourth term of office.

Click here for the FIFA website's coverage of the 61st FIFA Congress.

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