The company has been responsible for auditing at FIFA since 1999 but has been present as various corruption scandals have engulfed the organisation.

Separate investigations were launched against FIFA by the US Department of Justice and the Swiss Attorney General, with numerous officials caught up in the storm.

KPMG was obliged by law to report any irregularities it discovered in FIFA's accounts.

In September, amid criticism, the firm announced that it had launched an internal review of its business in Switzerland, with FIFA based in Zurich.

All of the audits for the football organisation were analysed with the resignation following today.

"FIFA acknowledges the decision of KPMG to step down as FIFA’s auditor after more than a decade of service," a statement said.

"FIFA welcomes this change as it gives the organisation the opportunity to work with a new audit firm, which will be appointed soon - initially by the FIFA Council as a temporary arrangement before a formal appointment will be made at the next Congress in May 2017, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.

"Supported by the new FIFA Council, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has initiated a comprehensive financial audit of FIFA's finance function including its processes and procedures.

"In light of the serious allegations involving financial transactions outlined by the Swiss and US authorities, it is essential that the financial function at FIFA be externally reviewed and thoroughly reformed.

"The appointment of a new auditor, coupled with the appointments of a new Chief Financial Officer and a new Chief Compliance Officer, are essential steps in this process."

A spokesman for KPMG said that they could not comment any further on their decision to resign.

However, it will lead to further questioning over the company's role during a time of wrongdoing at FIFA.

The firm was criticised again last week after a Swiss raid at FIFA headquarters in Zurich revealed an $80 million (£55 million/€71 million) bonus and pay rise scheme over a five-year period, involving banned former President Sepp Blatter and sacked duo Jérôme Valcke and Markus Kattner.

In March, FIFA announced that it hoped to reclaim "tens of millions of dollars" from corrupt members and other football officials.

Documents were submitted to US authorities after claims that the cash had been "pocketed" illegally by 41 different people.

The move essentially meant FIFA were admitting that there were those under its own roof who are guilty of corruption and bribery.

In a statement, FIFA described itself as a “victimised institution" with Infantino claiming that tainted officials had "abused positions of trust".

American authorities have been investigating what has been described as a "World Cup of fraud" and have charged individuals for offences including tax evasion, money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud.

It is alleged that crimes have been committed using US money and through US banks.

Some officials have already pleaded guilty to charges against them while others are awaiting trial or extradition. 

Most of the cases involve the selling of television and marketing rights.

Former President Blatter is the highest casualty of the FIFA scandal, with the Swiss banned alongside UEFA President Michel Platini after he made a "disloyal" payment of CHF2 million (£1.5 million/$2 million/€1.8 million) to the Frenchman.

Platini failed to have his six year ban quashed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in May, although it was cut to four years, with Blatter's appeal still to be heard.

The crisis at FIFA started in May 2015 when six FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich on the eve of the body's Congress.

In January, secretary general Valcke was sacked after allegations he sold World Cup tickets for above face value.

Kattner was then sacked as deputy secretary general last month for "financial breaches".

He had been acting secretary general since Valcke was handed a 12-year ban in February.