FIFA: Michel Platini and Thomas Bach welcome the "courageous" and "respectable" decision of Blatter

"It was a difficult decision, a courageous decision and the right decision," said Michel Platini, the president of UEFA, following the announcement of the resignation of Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA on 02/06/2015.

"We highly respect this decision of President Blatter to step down and to initiate the necessary reforms -- and to make way for...