FIFAââ¬â¢s soon-to-be-ex-president Sepp Blatter, embroiled in a massive investigation into corruption within the governing body of global soccer, said this week that he is ââ¬Åclean.ââ¬
ââ¬ÅI have my conscience and I know I am an honest man,â⬠he said in an interview with the BBC. ââ¬ÅI am not a worried man.ââ¬
Blatter has been under investigation since early June in a scandal that has seen 14 FIFA officials indicted for financial irregularities totaling more than $150 million over two and a half decades. He resigned from his post despite having been re-elected for a fifth consecutive presidential term, but will continue to serve as president until a successor is elected early next year.
ââ¬ÅI [resigned] because I wanted to protect FIFA,â⬠the 79-year-old told the BBC. ââ¬ÅI can protect myself. I am strong enough.ââ¬