Hang Up and Listen - Hang Up Extra: Sepp Blatter To Resign

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🗓️ 2 June 2015

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who announced today that he will step down amid a corruption scandal at soccer's international governing body. Show notes at slate.com/hangup

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:09.1	It is Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015.
0:12.4	This is a special episode of Slate Sports Podcasts, Hang Up and Listen.
0:16.6	You asked for it.
0:17.7	We are providing it on Monday.
0:20.6	We recorded, as per usual, talked about how
0:24.3	SEPLadder was going to be ensconced in his fiefdom at FIFA for life on Tuesday, not adhering
0:32.3	to the slate podcast publication schedule. The man announces that he is leaving.
0:37.8	FIFA needs a profound overall.
0:39.4	He said in French, so just imagine this being said in French.
0:43.3	Well, I have a mandate from the membership of FIFA.
0:45.8	I can do a simultaneous translation, Josh.
0:48.2	Yeah, go for it.
0:49.1	I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football.
0:52.4	I do not feel I have a mandate from the entire world of football. I do not feel I have a mandate from the entire world of football.
0:58.7	The fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football.
1:02.8	The fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live and breathe football.
1:08.6	As much as we all do at the FIFA.
1:12.6	The FIFA.
1:14.2	So I don't want to hear either of you guys saying that this was inevitable.
1:18.0	Well, especially me.
1:19.3	Especially you.
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