Embattled Soccer Official Resigns as FIFA Investigators Consider Questioning … – Wall Street Journal

One of Asia’s top soccer officials resigned on Wednesday—more than a month after being suspended amid corruption allegations—while Swiss authorities looking into soccer’s global governing body said they are considering questioning FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

The developments come as authorities around the world ratchet up scrutiny of FIFA and the continental confederations of national soccer associations that form its backbone. U.S. prosecutors in May disclosed a far-reaching indictment alleging corruption among current…