One day after being re-elected for a fifth term as FIFA President, Swiss exec Joseph Blatter referred to all of those who claimed for his resignation after the scandal that saw seven of FIFA's top ranking officers arrested in Switzerland. Blatter stands by his words, claiming that he's done nothing wrong, and he's been the victim of a "well-planned attack", which was orchestrated by United States authorities.
"No one is going to tell me that it was a simple coincidence, this American attack two days before the elections of FIFA, it doesn't smell good. Why would I step down? That would mean I recognize that I did wrong. I fought for the last three or four years against all the corruption," Blatter said.
Later in the same interview, the Swiss also referred to Michel Platini and other officers who asked for his resignation, but given his "merciful" nature, he will hold no grudge with anybody on the long run.
"It is a hate that comes not just from a person at UEFA, it comes from the UEFA organization that cannot understand that in 1998 I became president. I forgive everyone, but I do not forget," Blatter added.
FIFA has guaranteed that the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 edition will not be modified, since there's no reason to do so, according to football's governing body.
