The German, a former director at Interpol, was appointed by disgraced ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who failed in his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his six-year ban earlier this week, in March 2012 and was the official tasked with leading the fight against match-fixing in the sport.

No news of a potential successor to Mutschke has yet been revealed by the organisation.

Mutschke replaced Australian Chris Eaton, who now works as director of integrity at the Qatar-based International Centre for Sport Security.

The well-respected official had 30 years’ experience in the German Federal criminal police office before joining FIFA, where he was overseeing the organisation’s efforts to combat match-fixing.

It is seen as one of the main threats to the sport and Mutschke had told news agency Reuters last year that he was keen on helping FIFA’s Member Associations establish integrity units to combat the issue.

He said that FIFA had tried to tackle to the problem by monitoring betting patterns on matches across the world, while also placing "integrity managers" at stadiums.

Teams and officials within the sport were also briefed on the dangers of match-fixing, which often involves criminal rings extorting players or referees in order to change certain elements of the match.

Interpol cancelled a four-year "sports integrity agreement" with FIFA last year, thought to be worth around €20 million (£17 million/$22 million), in the wake of the corruption scandal that had engulfed the organisation.

FIFA reacted with a statement expressing their disappointment at the decision, with Mutschke thought to be particularly aggrieved at the move.

Mutschke becomes the latest FIFA staff member to depart under President Gianni Infantino, elected to replace Blatter in February of this year.

Others to have left the organisation include chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak, who had served with world football’s governing body for 22 years until his employment came to an end on November 2.