Sepp Blatter says he cannot leave his position as FIFA president until he has improved the organisation's image and said the British press are seeking revenge for the 2018 World Cup bid failure.
Blatter has come in for regular criticism in Britain for his leadership of FIFA, with his recent comments on racism prompting extensive coverage and fresh calls for him to leave his post. The 75-year-old, though, has no intention of stepping down at this stage.
"I cannot stop now," he said. "I have not finished my mission. We must improve the organisation's image."
"FIFA represents a population of 300 million people – roughly the same size as the United States. In a country as large as that, there are bound to be crimes and cheating, but nobody ever says that Americans are dysfunctional or their Constitution is bad or their president is corrupt," ESPN Soccernet quoted him as saying.
