Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been voted in for a fourth term in office.

国际足联主席赛普·布拉特第四次成功当选。

Blatter has been president of Fifa since 1998 and will now continue until 2015
The 75-year-old Swiss was the only candidate in Wednesday's election, with the English and Scottish Football Associations failing to delay the vote.

They wanted a delay amid corruption¹ allegations within the sport's world governing body, but were only supported by 17 member associations.

Blatter was re-elected after receiving 186 of the 203 votes cast to remain in charge until 2015.

"I thank you for your trust and confidence from the bottom of my heart," said Blatter, who was applauded（赞同，喝彩） back into the auditorium² by the rest of Fifa congress after his unchallenged victory in Zurich.

"Our pyramid is intact, the base, the foundation is strong and together we have four years to continue on our path and do our job.

"We will put Fifa's ship back on the right course in clear, transparent³ waters. We need some time to do it, but we shall do it.

"Today something marvellous happened and I'd simply like to tell you I'm deeply moved and honoured. It's a challenge, a new one for me, and I accept it."

Later in the day, in his closing statements, Blatter said the congress's resolutions had given him "the instruments needed to restart the credibility of Fifa".

He also spoke⁴ of the need to make amends⁵ for all the negative publicity⁶ the organisation⁷ had generated.

"From the beginning I wanted this congress to know and understand we are in a situation which needs not only words but action in order to counteract⁸ all these attacks."

Blatter conceded the decision to have the bidding processes for two World Cups at the same time had been "a mistake" but said the move to have the 208 congress delegates vote on future World Cups, rather than the 24-man executive committee making the decision, was a step forward as it gave more power to individual football associations.

"I'm happy with this - it reinforces（加强） Fifa's pyramid, it will no longer be shaking."

The two-day congress in Zurich has seen plenty of public disputes and generated negative publicity for Fifa, but Blatter said it had ended with real achievement.