THE Twitter account of the controversial head of football's world governing body has been hacked.
One of the fake messages on Fifa president Sepp Blatter's and the official World Cup accounts suggested he had resigned.
The hacking by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army affected the @SeppBlatter and the @FifaWorldCup accounts, with messages suggesting the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar had been corrupted.
The World Cup account carried tweets suggesting Blatter was to stand down following corruption charges, while the @SeppBlatter account "responded" with messages which purported to be Blatter defending himself.
A Fifa statement last night said: "We can confirm some of Fifa's Twitter accounts, including the account of the Fifa president and @fifaworldcup, have been hacked today. We are looking at this issue at the moment."
A group called the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility by signing off from both accounts.
The hacking began with a message which read: "Fifa executives held a meeting regarding the decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It was decided the president Sepp Blatter is to step down due to corruption charges."
A message on Blatter's account then responded.
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