By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
April 30 – Joao Havelange, who controlled FIFA for 24 years as he stalked the corridors of power, has resigned as honorary president after being officially denounced for having taken bribes while running the organisation. In a move that will reverberate through football’s world governing body and focus even more public interest and attention on FIFA’s reform process, the veteran Brazilian, now 97, quit what was very much a ceremonial role – but a highly prestigious one – after being discredited in the official report into the infamous ISL scandal.
Havelange resigns over ISL bribes, Blatter cleared but labeled ‘clumsy’
