It was never going to happen, was it?
There was no point in having even a modicum of faith that good could overcome Blatter but that didn’t prevent us from being a little bit disappointed when Prince Ali bin al-Hussein conceded defeat this evening.
The Jordanian candidate was Blatter’s only challenger as the world crossed every bit of its metaphorical body that we would see a change at the helm of Fifa.
But after a first round that saw Blatter awarded 133 votes to Prince Ali’s 73, the latter admitted defeat and withdrew from the race with dignity.
If you pause it, you can actually pinpoint the moment his heart breaks.
Meanwhile Sepp is giving it some of this.
