連任四天之後,布拉特閃電辭去國際足聯主席一職

Sepp Blatter has resigned as the president of Fifa, just four days after he won re-election for a fifth four-year term against the backdrop of the worst corruption scandal in the organisation’s history.

就在第五次當選四年一任的國際足聯(FIFA)主席僅僅四天之後，塞普·布拉特(Sepp Blatter)已辭去這一職位。這件事的大背景是國際足聯正捲入該組織有史以來最嚴重的腐敗醜聞。

Mr Blatter, who presided over world football’s governing body for 17 years, said it would hold an extraordinary congress to elect his successor.

布拉特執掌這個全球足球管理機構已有17年之久。他表示該機構將召開一個特別大會，選舉他的繼任者。

His resignation comes less than a week after US investigators alleged "rampant" corruption at the highest level of Fifa and indicted nine of the organisation’s officials, while Swiss prosecutors announced a criminal probe into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.

就在布拉特辭職不到一週以前，美國調查人員指控國際足聯最高層腐敗"猖獗"，並起訴9名該機構官員。同時，瑞士檢方還宣佈，對該機構將2018年世界盃(World Cup)主辦權授予俄羅斯以及2022年主辦權授予卡塔爾展開刑事調查。

Mr Blatter, a Swiss national, said his re-election "does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football". He added: "The election is closed but the challenges have not come to an end. Fifa needs a profound restructuring."

身爲瑞士國民的布拉特表示，他的再次當選"似乎並未得到足球世界所有成員的支持"。他補充說："選舉已經結束，但相關質疑並未結束。國際足聯需要一場深度重組。"

Domenico Scala, the head of Fifa’s audit and compliance committee, said the resignation would "fundamentally change the way people see Fifa", and outlined steps the organisation would take to reform itself.

國際足聯審計與合規委員會主管多梅尼科·斯卡拉(Domenico Scala)表示，布拉特的辭職會"從根本上改變人們對國際足聯的看法"。此外，他還介紹了國際足聯改革自身的多項舉措。

"The decision he made was difficult and courageous,"

"布拉特做出這一決定十分困難，也充滿勇氣。"

Mr Scala said. "In the current circumstances this was the best way to ensure an orderly transition. We have worked hard to put in place governance reforms, but this has not been enough."

斯卡拉表示："在目前的局面下，這是確保有序交接的最佳方式。我們已盡力實施治理改革，但還遠遠不夠。"

Mr Blatter will continue in his post until the congress, likely to come between December and March next year. Until then, he said he would work to implement reforms to make Fifa honest and transparent.

布拉特將留任至特別大會召開，該會議可能於今年12月到明年3月期間召開。布拉特表示，在大會召開以前，他將努力開展改革，令國際足聯誠信而透明。

He was re-elected after his only rival, Jordan’s Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, withdrew after gaining 73 votes to Blatter’s 133 in the first round of voting.

此前，布拉特的唯一競爭對手約旦王子阿里·本·侯賽因(Ali bin Al Hussein)在第一輪投票中只贏得了73票，相比之下布拉特贏得了133票。爲此，後者撤出了選舉，從而令布拉特再次當選國際足聯主席。