Sepp Blatter denies Fifa is corrupt

Fifa president Sepp Blatter denies world football's governing body is corrupt but admits that people within the "Fifa family" may themselves may be corrupt, as he asks an external committee to lead a new investigation into the collapse of a former marketing partner, external.

Documents relating to the case are believed to show senior Fifa officials were paid kickbacks in return for granting World Cup television and sponsorship rights during the 1990s.

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