FIFA has confirmed that outgoing president Sepp Blatter will not attend the Womens World Cup final this weekend owingto commitments in Zurich. The president had been expected to be present in Vancouver for the tournament showpiece betweenUnited States and the winners of Wednesdays match between England andJapan. However, he, along withsecretary general Jerome Valcke, will remain in Switzerland rather than travel to Canada as the corruption scandal continues Rui Hachimura Jersey to rock the governing body. When contact by Perform a FIFA spokesperson said: Due to their current commitments in Zurich, the FIFA president [Blatter] and the FIFA secretary general [Valcke] will remain at the FIFA headquarters. In May, nine FIFA officials were indicted on charges of racketeeringconspiracy and corruption in the build-up to the organisations presidential election. Blatter,who was not involved in any of the investigations,subsequently beat Prince Ali bin Al Hu sein in the vote to earn a fifth term in office, butannounced his decision to step down four days later on June 2. The 79-year-old will remain in office until an extraordinary congre s can be held to find a new president, with the Swi s not ruling out running for election again. Troy Brown Jersey