AFP, Strasbourg :
The European Parliament called Thursday on Sepp Blatter to step down immediately as FIFA president and allow for an interim leader to launch reforms in football’s governing body.
In a show of hands, members of parliament overwhelmingly voted for the resolution during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France.
The resolution is not legally binding, but amounts to political pressure.
In the wake of a massive corruption scandal, Blatter, 79, tendered his resignation on June 2 but it will not take effect until December at the earliest.
In the text approved by parliament, legislators welcomed Blatter’s resignation that came just four days after he was re-elected as head of FIFA for a fifth term.
