His decision leaves 75-year-old incumbent Sepp Blatter, who is seeking a fourth term in charge of the organisation he has run unopposed since 1998, as the only man running for the office.
This is so blatant you have to wonder why the national bodies continue to recognise the authority of FIFA. Well maybe you don't have to wonder too much. Isn't it more likely that football is corrupt from top to bottom, rather than being clean at any level? I believe this should be a police matter, that's entirely appropriate given what's going on here and the amounts involved. Plus the whole Qatar bid should now be binned. Silly fuckers, even gangsters in the movies are more convincing than this lot.