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| Fifa's Sepp Blatter victim of conspiracy, daughter says | Fifa's Sepp Blatter victim of conspiracy, daughter says |
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| Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from "behind the scenes", his daughter has told the BBC amid the corruption crisis gripping world football. | Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from "behind the scenes", his daughter has told the BBC amid the corruption crisis gripping world football. |
| "Nobody is without fault but (...) he's not the person who is taking money," Corinne Blatter said. | "Nobody is without fault but (...) he's not the person who is taking money," Corinne Blatter said. |
| Her comments come as key Fifa officials face a string of bribery charges. | Her comments come as key Fifa officials face a string of bribery charges. |
| Mr Blatter, who has been re-elected as Fifa president, has not been implicated but faces calls to stand down. | Mr Blatter, who has been re-elected as Fifa president, has not been implicated but faces calls to stand down. |
| Asked whether she thought there was a conspiracy against Mr Blatter - who won re-election as head of world football's governing body on Friday despite the current crisis - Corinne Blatter said: "I wouldn't say from the Americans and the British, but certainly people working behind the scenes, yes absolutely." | Asked whether she thought there was a conspiracy against Mr Blatter - who won re-election as head of world football's governing body on Friday despite the current crisis - Corinne Blatter said: "I wouldn't say from the Americans and the British, but certainly people working behind the scenes, yes absolutely." |
| She added: "I don't know if you want to call them dark forces but I mean they really tried hard, they tried in September, October last year. How can Uefa who is saying 'we are the strongest confederation', how can they not put up a candidate?" | She added: "I don't know if you want to call them dark forces but I mean they really tried hard, they tried in September, October last year. How can Uefa who is saying 'we are the strongest confederation', how can they not put up a candidate?" |
| Mr Blatter beat rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan on Friday in an election that was overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations. | Mr Blatter beat rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan on Friday in an election that was overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations. |
| In September 2014, Mr Blatter had come under pressure to quit after rejecting calls for a report into alleged World Cup bidding corruption to be made public. | |
| Corinne Blatter's comments came as the head of the English Football Association called on Uefa president Michel Platini to unite Europe behind a collective boycott of the 2018 World Cup. | |
| And in further intrigue, South African newspapers reported on Sunday that the nation did pay $10m (£6.5m) to a football association led by a figure at the centre of the Fifa allegations, despite a week of denials. | And in further intrigue, South African newspapers reported on Sunday that the nation did pay $10m (£6.5m) to a football association led by a figure at the centre of the Fifa allegations, despite a week of denials. |
| 'Not taking money' | |
| Corinne Blatter denied claims that the events of the last few days had left her father with no credibility. | Corinne Blatter denied claims that the events of the last few days had left her father with no credibility. |
| "All these things happened just to discredit him so that he would resign. But I can tell you in about [two or three] weeks no one will talk about it anymore. | "All these things happened just to discredit him so that he would resign. But I can tell you in about [two or three] weeks no one will talk about it anymore. |
| "Other news will be top and he'll work normally, as he said yesterday at the press conference he had a great executive meeting and everyone is going to work together. He's also the president of those who didn't vote for him and they have to work together now." | "Other news will be top and he'll work normally, as he said yesterday at the press conference he had a great executive meeting and everyone is going to work together. He's also the president of those who didn't vote for him and they have to work together now." |
| And she denied again that Mr Blatter had taken any money. | And she denied again that Mr Blatter had taken any money. |
| "All the money he earned he earned it by working and he is a had working president. | "All the money he earned he earned it by working and he is a had working president. |
| "All these people who say that he takes money I don't know what kind of money he should take and he's not the kind his character is not like that, he's not taking any money." | "All these people who say that he takes money I don't know what kind of money he should take and he's not the kind his character is not like that, he's not taking any money." |