Defiant Sepp Blatter Tells FIFA Staff He Won't Quit as President
- UEFA head Platini denies wrongdoing, says payment tied to job
- FIFA president tells employees that he's done nothing illegal
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.
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FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter defiantly told staff of soccer’s governing body that he’s done nothing illegal and won’t quit his post despite a Swiss investigation into his dealings with other officials.
The 79-year-old “informed the staff that he was cooperating with the authorities, reiterated that he had done nothing illegal or improper and stated that he would remain as president,” according to an e-mail from his attorneys.