Adam Cooke: Starting to think the Hollywood ending of the FBI busting the door down mid-speech isn't going to happen

Simon Goodall: Why doesn't Blatter just make himself Hon. Life President and have done with it?

Pete Crowson: FIFA vote only has a 209 votes to count but it still takes until 19:00BST? They should get Sunderland to count it.

Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare a result in this month's General Election. It took them 50 minutes.

They are piping some red-hot lift music into the hall in Zurich. Sounds like the kind of thing you'd get on Chilled Out Middle of the Road Moods 2. Perhaps after the week they have had, Fifa think it will calm everyone down.

England have lasted longer in this than they did in the last World Cup...

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In 2011, the English FA called for a delay in the vote because of corruption allegations, but only 16 other states backed their motion and the election went ahead.

Uefa chief Michel Platini called on Sepp Blatter to stand down on Thursday but he refused to do so. The organisation had also asked for the vote to be postponed - a call not supported by other confederations.

The BBC has learned that Uefa could call for an extraordinary general meeting of Fifa's Congress if Blatter. If 20% of members agree, the meeting would have to be held within three months - and a motion of no confidence would almost certainly be put forward.

The voting booth has been set up in the conference hall in Zurich. Must have been an Ikea job*. We are about ready to get this vote under way. Michel Platini is doing a bit of mingling as Bangladesh and Belarus are called up to booths one and two respectively. It's actually a lot like collecting your items at the Argos+ counter.

*Other ready-to-assemble furniture shops are available.

+Other catalogue retailers are available.

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Aruba are up to vote. Can genuinely say I have never heard of them.

Speak for yourself, Shamoon...

A long wait for Zambia and Zimbabwe. They're probably sat together playing noughts and crosses, or doing a wordsearch. Or taking selfies.

Candidates will come up to vote one by one, but there are two booths.

Afghanistan and Albania first up, being done in alphabetical order.

Matthew Kenyon, of BBC Sport Africa, explains why:, external "Development? Benefits? Equity? We're talking about two things really - the first is concrete investment, often literally so. The second is respect."

Greg Evans: The only way to made a stand is to boycott the world cup! For the whole of Europe to withdraw!

Kenneth Barr: The only action that would restore any confidence in Blatter is the immediate release of the Garcia Report.

Steve Howes: Football's fast moving, It needs a younger man, with fresh outlook & no baggage to get things done. Not a 10-year non achiever.

In the first ballot, candidate needs 2/3 of the vote to be elected. If that does not happen, there will be a second ballot in which the candidate needs a majority.

Simple, although it may take until 19:00 BST. Stay with us.

"Football means more than a game, it needs a strong and experienced leader. One that knows all the ins and outs and can work with our partners."

Sepp Blatter leaves the stage to applause from the crowd. Has that final gambit secured his place as president again?

"We need to recover our good name, we will do this tomorrow morning."

Blatter says the time he has spent at Fifa is short. He has been in power since 1998. Some may think otherwise.

"We need to protect our house not just from corruption but racism, match-fixing, doping and violence.

"Football touches the world to prepare a better world. There is this notion of peace, I'll speak about the handshake of peace."

Blatter talking about the handshake that took place between the Israel and Palestine delegates an hour or so ago.

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New Zealand have reached the 100-mark in the second Test against England without losing a fourth wicket as Brendon McCullum, who lofted his first ball over cover for six, consolidated with Tom Latham at the crease. Tea is about 15 minutes away and the tourists are 103-3.

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"We will change things in the future, starting tomorrow.

"Fifa is about clubs, players, leagues, referees. Professional football needs greater recognition in Fifa. I will install a department for football where there will be representatives from clubs and leagues, which we already have for referees.

"We need to keep the World Cup - it is the goose of the golden egg."

Football writer and broadcaster Phillippe Auclair tweets:, external "Never forget this is not a speech addressed to the world. It is a speech addressed to 209 people. And that's that."

"We don't need revolutions, but we always need evolution.

"Yesterday, the day before and today, I am being held accountable for the current storm. OK so be it. I will shoulder that responsibility. Just as I said, I will take it upon myself. I will accept it and I want to fix Fifa together with you.

"I want to hand over a Fifa that will have emerged from the storm. A Fifa that will have enough safeguards which will not need the political interventions. I promise you this."

Fighting talk from the wee man...

We've found a translator...

"Now you are giving me this opportunity to be with you, here. I have an opportunity now to tell you, thank you. Thank you for following the development of Fifa which started 40 years ago."

He's thanking a lot of people at the moment. It's like an Oscar acceptance speech.

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Sepp Blatter is up. Pin drop silence in the arena...

Ah, he's speaking in French. Bear with us. Je suis confus...