Sepp Blatter's ignominious end captured in one perfect photo

Finally, after a tumultuous week and much defiance, embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday that he'll step down from the corruption-riddled organization he's led since 1998

You can read our full story here, but AFP photographer Valeriano di Domenico captured the moment and the mood perfectly. That's his image, above, as Blatter is shown an exit door following his prepared remarks announcing his resignation at a press conference in Zurich on Tuesday.

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Di Domenico's photo has everything. The bright light from the exit Blatter is being ushered toward. Blatter's long shadow cast against a wall as, back to the camera, he leaves the lectern where he announced his ignominious exit. FIFA's farcical slogan — For the Game. For the World — emblazoned on the empty lectern, looking lonely and abandoned Read more...