May 31, 2011 10:56 AM

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FIFA is not in crisis despite corruption charges: Blatter

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has insisted that FIFA is not in crisis despite the great damage done to its image by ongoing corruption allegations. Blatter brushed off suggestions from the British government among others, that Wednesday's Presidential election for which he is the only candidate should be suspended. He said if the government tries to intervene then something is wrong. Blatter said "I think Fifa is strong enough that we can deal with our problems inside FIFA." Blatter, unusually appearing alone at a news conference in Zurich, gave a defiant display despite the storm surrounding the organisation. The 75-year-old Blatter insisted that a Football Association inquiry by barrister James Dingemans QC looking into ex-FA and bid chairman Lord Triesman's claims of alleged FIFA impropriety had "found no elements" which would prompt the world governing to investigate further.

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