As the FIFA scandal worked its way up the chain to its top lieutenant, “Sepp Blatter, the once-unassailable overlord of the world’s most popular sport, unexpectedly announced his intention to resign.” Within moments of the announcement, the news went viral as Internet zombies took to social media to chime in on Blatter’s demise. The week in sports went something like this: 1) What’s FIFA? 2) Who’s Sepp Blatter? 3) Yeah, that son of a bitch finally got what he deserved. 4) Wait, what’s FIFA? Why would Americans, many of whom know nothing about soccer, be so frenzied about the flop of FIFA’s top striker? Because this is less about the world’s beautiful game, and more about the Internet’s top sport: Schadenfreude.

+ Here’s Grantland’s Charles P. Pierce on what he calls the sports crime of the century: “This isn’t the Black Sox. This isn’t tennis players throwing matches or basketball players shaving points. This isn’t one owner fudging his taxes, or one team being connected to a drug cartel. It is incorrect to refer to FIFA as being ‘fraught’ with corruption or ‘riddled’ with crime. FIFA is itself a corrupt act. FIFA is itself the crime.” (On a positive note, maybe the Patriots will hire Sepp Blatter as their new equipment manager.)