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The extraordinary graphic which shows how FIFA's leadership is crumbling beneath Sepp Blatter's eyes

Chris Wheatley

Updated 29/05/2015 at 09:37 GMT

Sepp Blatter is expected to be reinstated as president of FIFA for a fifth time today - but this graphic shows how the organisation's leadership pyramid has been devastated.

Sepp Blatter: set for a fifth term as FIFA president

Image credit: AFP

Blatter is expected to continue his presidency for a fifth term when the vote takes place in Zurich on Friday.
However, with the Swiss authorities and the FBI arresting 14 FIFA members on Wednesday many critics have called for Blatter to stand down and let Prince Ali of Jordan take the reigns at world football's governing body.
The graphic from CNN above shows just how FIFA's leadership pyramid has been devastated, with seven members being arrested, one indicted, leaving Blatter as the only figurehead without a 'stain' on his name.
It's worth nothing that the graphic doesn't show the entire leadership structure, although it still provides an indication as to how corruption has soured FIFA's reputation in recent years.
Here's how Twitter reacted to the jaw-dropping image:
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