FILE - In this Aug. 7, 1997 file photo, FIFA president Joao Havelange speaks at a press conference in Rio De Janeiro. The Associated Press has learned that longtime Brazilian member Joao Havelange has resigned by letter Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, from the IOC, just days before facing suspension in a corruption case stemming from his days as president of FIFA. (AP Photo/Renzo Gostoli, File )
FILE - In this Aug. 7, 1997 file photo, FIFA president Joao Havelange speaks at a press conference in Rio De Janeiro. The Associated Press has learned that longtime Brazilian member Joao Havelange has resigned by letter Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, from the IOC, just days before facing suspension in a corruption case stemming from his days as president of FIFA. (AP Photo/Renzo Gostoli, File )
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Joao Havelange, the former FIFA President, is embraced by Rio 2016 bid president Carlos Arthur Nuzman, right, during the Rio 2016 bid presentation at the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. The Associated Press has learned that longtime Brazilian member Joao Havelange has resigned by letter Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, from the IOC, just days before facing suspension in a corruption case stemming from his days as president of FIFA. (AP Photo/Claus Bjoern Larsen, Polfoto, file) DENMARK OUT
ZURICH (AP) ? FIFA says former president Joao Havelange has resigned as a member of the International Olympic Committee.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that he had resigned days before he faced possible suspension. The 95-year-old Brazilian official was the Olympic body's longest-standing member. The IOC was preparing to rule on claims he took kickback payments while he was the FIFA president from 1974-98.
FIFA says in a statement to the AP it has "taken note" of Havelange's resignation, and "the fact that the IOC has closed the case accordingly."
FIFA says it "cannot speculate on any decisions made by Mr. Havelange" regarding his status as honorary president. The FIFA congress appointed him to the position in 1998.
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