Sepp Blatter will remain FIFA president, after his remaining challenger Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein withdrew from the race, following the first round of voting.
The incumbent Blatter got 133 votes in the first round, while Prince Ali received 73.
However, the Jordanian FA chief stepped aside before the second round of voting.
“73 national organisations were really brave and I did it for them,” he said afterwards.
“I don’t want them to be in any more trouble. I hope that people will realise that football is for the world, and not just the way things are.
“I hope for the best, that the number builds up so we can have a real change in this organisation”.
This means 79-year-old Blatter will continue at the helm of affairs for the next four years.
The Swiss, reacting to the outcome of the elections, said: “I would like to give confidence and express my gratitude to his royal highness Prince Ali.
“Because Prince Ali was a competitor, a challenger and he has obtained a very good result and he, in a certain situation, easily could have said ‘no, let’s go further, perhaps I will receive more votes.’
“On the other hand, thank you for the next four years. I will command FIFA. I will bring it back to the beach from offshore, we can play everywhere but we have to work on that”.
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