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.
https://youtu.be/_6ENDl21iyU
If you pause it, you can actually pinpoint the moment his heart breaks.
https://youtu.be/Zncz2ZjmOdw
Meanwhile Sepp is giving it some of this.
