The European Parliament called on Sepp Blatter Thursday to step down immediately as FIFA president and allow for an interim leader to reform football's governing body, which is engulfed in a massive corruption scandal, according to France 24.

Members of parliament overwhelmingly voted for the decision in a show of hands during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France.

The decision is not legally binding, but it adds to the pressure on FIFA’s longtime leader.

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, EU lawmakers welcomed Blatter's resignation, which came just four days after he was re-elected as head of FIFA for a fifth term.

But it expressed serious concern "that the credibility of FIFA, as world football's governing body, and the urgent reforms required, cannot begin in earnest until a new leadership is appointed".
Source: MENA