1. Lots of football fans are rather pleased that Sepp Blatter will step down as president of FIFA and is calling for new elections.
Sepp Blatter to resign
2. In fact, they're more than a little pleased.
Sepp Blatter has resigned! http://t.co/ZAby8F7DTq
3. People have plenty of ideas about what Blatter's resignation might have looked like. Like this, for example.
Blatter is a free agent
4. Or like this.
Renunció Blatter
5. Or it might have looked a lot like this.
Finally, football has managed to get rid of #Blatter
6. He probably made this face at some point today.
Blatter loses #FIFA Game Of Thrones #WinterWorldCupIsComing
7. But he might be feeling comforted by his loved ones at home.
President of FIFA Sepp #Blatter resigns to spend more time with his loved ones.
8.
Sepp Blatter is retiring to spend more time with his money.
9. This news is also basically a last call for Blatter puns.
Sepp Blatter resigned so if you didn't get any name jokes in yet, now's your chance. I'll get the ball rolling. BLATT'S ALL FOLKS
10.
Blatter late than never (sorry)
11.
Congratulations to Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, who famously sang "Wake me up when Sepp's tenure ends."
12. Some wonder if this might not be the last we see of Blatter.
Sepp Blatter at the next election, presumably
13.
"Hello, my name is Mr. Rettalb, and I would like to stand for president of FIFA."
14. Or if he might even pull a Nigel.
"Nigel? It's Sepp Blatter here. I need some advice..."
15. Some, though, are just in shock.
Blatter has resigned. Can't quite believe it. FIFA always appeared to be such a fine upstanding organisation.
16.
Missing Blatter already!
Stay strong, Gary. 💔
17. Perhaps it was just an injury?
Sepp Blatter steps down with a severe case of Redknapp's Knee
18. People imagined what things might look like at FIFA right now...
Black smoke rises from the back of FIFA HQ indicating the ceremonial burning of the documents.
19.
Meanwhile, at #FIFA...
20. This 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 GIF is a thank you to the US for its role in taking down Blatter.
Thanks America from all football fans..
21. Here's an alternate vision of what it might have looked like when the US attorney general took on FIFA corruption.
BREAKING: Footage of Loretta Lynch taking on Sepp Blatter
22. Troubled Morrissey weighed in.
He was crooked in his job and then he left his job and heaven knows we're less miserable now. #Blatter
23. And, of course, the whole thing was seen as a perfect opportunity to revisit a classic Sepp Blatter moment.
Perfect time to show Sepp #Blatter falling off a stage again. Enjoy. http://t.co/SNuFHj0U8r
24. (And the GIF of what happened next.)
You probably haven't seen what happened after Sepp Blatter fell off the stage
25. So long, Sepp.
Please show some respect for Sepp Blatter as he resigns and don't RT this photo, he would hate that.
It's been real.