FIFA President Sepp Blatter (R) receives congratulations after being re-elected during the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
Sepp Blatter, who has resigned as FIFA president, could still possibly attend the Women's World Cup final, a FIFA spokesman who asked for anonymity told Xinhua on Wednesday
Blatter would not leave office until a fresh election is held to appoint his successor. It would probably not take place before at least December.
His travel schedule was disrupted by his sudden resignation, and his plan to attend the Women's World Cup Final in July 5 is left in balance, though he is entitled to make it.
"In terms of the FIFA President, his future travel plans will be confirmed in due course. That said, please note that he plans to attend the final," said the FIFA spokesman.
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke abandoned his plan to show up at the opening of the World Cup as he was involved in a money transfer scandal.
Blatter announced his resignation in the wake of this scandal.
Blatter, 79, has been the figurehead of FIFA for nearly two decades but after 14 individuals, including nine FIFA officials, were indicted by the the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI on allegations of corruption and bribery last week, his tenure and the senior leadership of FIFA has come under increased scrutiny.
Blatter, who is Swiss, would have protection from extradition from Switzerland because Article 7 of IMAC (the governing Swiss law) prohibits the extradition of Swiss nationals.
But if he moves abroad at a time when an indictment was presented by the US authorities to the country he was visiting, he would be much more vulnerable to an extradition request.
