Severth Blatter News Today

Headquarters in zurich. even though his organization was humiliated by the arrests of more than a dozen key operatives in may, he was still triumphantly elected for a fifth term as president. >> having been in command of this boat called fifa. >> reporter: days later, blatter announced that he was standing down, prompting a new election next february. this month, investigators on both sides of the atlantic said they were expanding their operation. just last week, blatters right-hand man, secreta...

Still five months away. don riddell, cnn. for context and analysis, kia radnich is executive editor at "world soccer" magazine. good to have you here with us. lets talk, first of all, about the organization itself. we already know that mr. blatter was set to step down, but now it looks like it may happen sooner than planned. where does this leave the fifa leadership, and where does it leave the state of world soccer? >> well, it leaves the fifa leadership in a state of confusion, frankly. blat...

Landed right on the presidential desk. this would shake even the confidence maybe of blatter himself. >> i remember when the first allegations came out, this investigation from the u.s. side of things. mr. blatter made the point that although he is at the top, he is not entirely responsible. he cannot monitor everything that happens under him. now as you mention, he has been named in the investigation. for sepp blatter himself, hes had a long career at fever a. be fair to say -- fifa. be fair to...

Hes denied any wrongdoing, and his attorney says hes cooperating with the investigation. the latest development comes months before there blatter is due to step down as fifa chief. >> reporter: hes been footballs most powerful man for more than 17 years. as the head of fifa, the sports world operating body, sepp batter lived an opulent lifestyle, often treated as a head of state. thats in the past after the attorney general revealed blatter has been interrogated on charges of misappropriation. o...

Gesture of carrying his own bags up the plane steps. the popes lack of pretense has made quite an impression in this age of the selfie. a little later in this hour, cnns randi kaye will show us how the popes no-frills humility has been his way of life long before he arrived to rome. again, the next stop, pope francis heads to philadelphia. hours from now, the final leg of his u.s. trip. you can find live coverage of all of the popes events right here on cnn. now to the investigation into fif...