Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, who has been an unabashed critic of international soccer body FIFA, reveled in the resignation of President Sepp Blatter Tuesday:
Oliver had earlier sworn to drink Bud Light Lime if Blatter resigned. Last Week Tonight’s official Twitter account also sent out a celebratory tweet, with requisite gif:
The comedian took on FIFA’s corrupt practices multiple times on his show, most recently last Sunday after the United States Department of Justice leveled a 47-count indictment against nine of the international soccer organization’s officials (though not Blatter) for crimes that include corruption and money-laundering.
He noted on the show that the most surprising part of the arrest was that the United States was the country to blow the whistle. That’s like “finding out that Ke$ha arrested a group of bankers involved in commodities fraud,” Oliver joked.
Despite being re-elected president of FIFA last week, Sepp Blatter announced Tuesday he will step down.
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