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Blatter 'cannot be held responsible' Fifa corruption crisis: Sepp Blatter denies responsibility
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he cannot be held responsible for corruption scandal, says trust must be won back Fifa president Sepp Blatter has condemned the "action of individuals" for bringing "shame and humiliation" on football in a corruption scandal.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. But he said that although many held him "ultimately responsible" for the football community, he could "not monitor everyone all of the time".
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. He was speaking at the opening of Fifa's congress, a day after seven top officials were held in a US inquiry.
Mr Blatter is seeking re-election as president on Friday.
Many of Fifa's major sponsors have expressed concern over twin corruption investigations by both the US and Swiss authorities.
'Dragged through the mud'
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Fifa congress in Zurich, Mr Blatter said the events of the week had "cast a long shadow over football".
He said: "The actions of individuals bring shame and humiliation on football and demand action and change from us all.
"We cannot allow the reputation of football to be dragged through the mud and it has to stop here, now.
"Many people hold me ultimately responsible for the global football community... I cannot monitor everyone all the time. If people want to do wrong they will also try to hide it."
Mr Blatter said he hoped this would be a turning point for corruption.
"We must earn trust back through the decisions we make," he said.
Mr Blatter had faced calls to resign, including from UK PM David Cameron and the head of European football's governing body Uefa, Michel Platini.
Mr Platini had earlier taken part in an emergency meeting with other Fifa confederation heads and Mr Blatter.
Mr Platini said he had asked Mr Blatter "as a friend" to resign, saying: "I have had enough - enough is enough, too much is too much."
The president refused, and the other confederations agreed with him that Friday's vote, in which Mr Blatter is seeking a fifth term, should go ahead.
Swiss investigation
Some of the 14 people indicted in the US investigation are accused of receiving bribes to influence the outcome of bids to stage football tournaments, such as the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2016 Copa America in the US.
South African government officials have denied the claim.
Fifa on Wednesday provisionally banned from football-related activity 11 of the 14 people charged in the US. On Thursday it added another, Aaron Davidson.
Fifa's major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Adidas, McDonald's, Hyundai Motor and Budweiser are pressing Fifa to take immediate action to restore its reputation.
Swiss prosecutors plan to interview 10 Fifa executive committee members as part of a separate investigation into the bidding process for the World Cup tournaments in 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar.