Sepp Blatter will step down as president of FIFA.

Blatter was reelected last week in the wake of bribery arrests in Switzerland.

"We need a limitation on mandates and terms of office, not only for the President but for all members of the Executive Committee," said Blatter.

Blatter secured a fifth four-year term in office last Friday.

The European body, headed by Platini, had asked its members to vote against Blatter and instead back his rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, yet 10 associations defied those wishes while three abstained. Prince Ali received a total 73 votes – 40 from UEFA – compared to Blatter’s 113 last week, and those who rebelled included France, Spain and Russia.