Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football's governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal. It is not clear yet (please update) as not clear why Blatter has chosen to quit. He resigns as FIFA president in the face of a U.S.-led corruption investigation, that has plunged the world soccer's governing body into the worst crisis in its history. 79-year-old Sepp Blatter has been Fifa president since 1998, He has called an extraordinary Fifa congress as soon as possible, to elect a new president. On the Forum@8 we ask: what type of legacy is Sepp Blatter leaving Fifa with?