Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has lauded Sepp Blatter's decision to resign as president of FIFA.

Blatter announced on Tuesday afternoon that he will leave his role as the chief of world football's governing body after 17 years.

The Swiss administrator was only re-elected at the FIFA congress on Friday but has opted to step down, calling an extraordinary assembly to elect his successor, amidst allegations of bribery and corruption throughout the organization.

Of the news, FA chief Dyke told BBC Radio Five Live: "It is a good afternoon! I think it's brilliant for world football. This is the start of something new.

"When I left on Friday I said 'this is not over' - but even I couldn't have thought it'd be over so soon.

"Why didn't he step down last week? Clearly there's a smoking gun of some sort. He's not been honourable in years. Now he's gone - let's celebrate.

"FIFA needs a root and branch examination, we need to know where the money is being spent. It's been a corrupt organisation for something like 30 years and at long last we've got a chance to change it.

"What matters is can we reform FIFA?"