Sepp Blatter Retains FIFA Post; 'Not The Entire Organization' Is Guilty

World soccer's governing agency

Joseph Sepp Blatter Friday even as corruption allegations threatened to cripple the organization. Blatter's challenger to head the group, Ali bin al-Hussein, withdrew following the first round of balloting at a meeting in Zurich of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA. "I take the responsibility to bring back FIFA," Blatter said Friday following his re-election. "The guilty ones, if confirmed guilty, are individuals, it's not the entire organization." Also at Friday's meeting: the Palestinian Football Association withdrew a proposal to boot Israel from the federation. FIFA instead formed a committee to oversee the movement of players in and out of the Palestinian territories. Related Link:

Nine FIFA officials and five sports marketing executives were

Wednesday on racketeering and corruption charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York. Blatter wasn't charged.

, which has a long-standing sports marketing relationship with Brazil's soccer team, said it's cooperating with investigators, according to a widely reported company statement. Some have

that Nike might be the unnamed "multinational sportswear company headquartered in the United States" mentioned in the indictment with regard to bribery allegations.

told The

it might end its FIFA sponsorship.

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and

, also involved with FIFA-related sports marketing, said they are concerned with what Politico has dubbed FIFAgate.