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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, blatter's right-hand man, secretary general voelker, was relieved of his doubts and suspended. blatter has been hinting he may serve...

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. let's 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. blatter has ridden out so many scandals and accusations and allegations in the past. he's also insisted...

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, he's had a long career at fever a. be fair to say -- fifa. be fair to say this could be a very important turning point in his legacy. >> oh, this is absolutely the most...

He's denied any wrongdoing, and his attorney says he's cooperating with the investigation. the latest development comes months before there blatter is due to step down as fifa chief. >> reporter: he's been football's most powerful man for more than 17 years. as the head of fifa, the sport's world operating body, sepp batter lived an opulent lifestyle, often treated as a head of state. that's in the past after the attorney general revealed blatter has been interrogated on charges of misappropriation. officials have been probing fifa for a variety of white collar crimes dating back two decades. ...

Gesture of carrying his own bags up the plane steps. the pope's lack of pretense has made quite an impression in this age of the selfie. a little later in this hour, cnn's randi kaye will show us how the pope's 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 pope's events right here on cnn. now to the investigation into fifa and new allegations against its leader, severth blatter. he's being accused of mismanagement a...