ESPNsoccernet · May 29, 2015
Blatter defiant ahead of election
FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaks to the FIFA Congress regarding yesterday's corruption and racketeering indictments rooted within the world's football governing body. Vowing to fight corruption, absolving himself of responsibility and calling on FIFA's members to help rebuild trust, FIFA president Sepp Blatter spoke in general terms about the Wednesday arrests of FIFA members following a probe by the U.S. Justice Department.
In his welcome speech on Thursday to the 65th FIFA Congress ahead of Friday's presidential election, Blatter spoke publicly for the first time since the corruption scandals threw FIFA into crisis.