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Zurich • Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president after Prince Ali concedes.

The prince from Jordan pulled out only minutes after Blatter captured 133 of the 206 valid votes cast in a secret paper ballot in the first round of voting. Ali had won 73.

Since neither man had won 140 votes, the voting had been primed to go into a second round.

Speaking to FIFA delegates in Zurich on Friday, the 79-year-old Blatter promised "we will bring back FIFA. We will do it!"

There were weak claps and even some boos in Zurich's Hallenstadion when Blatter was announced as winner. FIFA has been rocked by serious corruption allegations this week by U.S. and Swiss judicial officials, which they said go back decades. Blatter has led FIFA for 17 years.

Blatter admitted "I am not perfect, no one is perfect" but promised to hand over FIFA in better shape to a successor four years from now.

"Together we go! Let's go FIFA!" he exhorted.