Fifa president Sepp Blatter appeared to "step
down" from his post before it emerged that his
Twitter account had been hacked.
The Swiss posted several incriminating
messages, with the official World Cup account
also hijacked to "confirm" that he would resign
"due to corruption charges".
After nearly half an hour of increasingly
unlikely statements, it was revealed that a
group called the 'Syrian Electronic Army',
supportive of the country's leader, Bashar Al-
Assad, had taken over the account.
The group has hacked several high-profile
Twitter users in recent weeks to advance their
political agenda.
Blatter's account began by asking: "So what if
I took money from Qatari prince? I am the
family's bread earner," before declaring himself
unrepentant.
"His excellency the emir of Qatar has been the
most generous figure I have even met," it
wrote. "I do not apologize for my decision. I
have done the best for Fifa. For almost 15
years I have toiled for this organization.
"I have recommended his excellency prince Ali
Bin Al Hussein of Jordan as my successor.
The royal family has done much for Fifa, I am
sure Jordan will make an excellent host for
2030."
The official World Cup account was made to
announce: "Sepp Blatter has been
investigated for multiple charges of bribery.
Emails between the Qatari foreign ministry
and Mr Blatter were found to conspire against
some teams."
Fifa have since confirmed the hacking via their
media account.
"Some FIFA accounts, incl. @SeppBlatter and
@fifaworldcup, have been hacked. If in doubt,
please verify any info with FIFA office," read a
tweet.