Sepp Blatter is expected to be re-elected president of FIFA on Friday. In his speech to the FIFA congress on before the election, he was as defiant as ever as more people call for his resignation in the wake of the arrests of several high-ranking FIFA officials earlier this week. After the scandal broke, the most prominent voice calling for Blatter's resignation came from UEFA president Michel Platini. Blatter refused and on Friday during his address to the FIFA congress he came to his own defense with a rambling 15-minute explanation for why he can't be held responsible for the corruption within FIFA's ranks. His defense can be summed as thus: He can't be responsible for everybody because...
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