Despite being rocked by a wide-reaching corruption scandal, the world governing body itself is not to blame, according to its former president
Sepp Blatter has claimed "history will show FIFA is not corrupt" as the organisation struggles to rehabilitate its tarnished reputation.
Former FIFA president Blatter announced his intention to step down in June 2015, six days after prominent officials were arrested in Zurich as part of a joint anti-corruption investigation by United States and Swiss authorities.
Blatter later received an eight-year suspension, reduced to six on appeal, from football-related activities over a "disloyal payment" made in 2011 to Michel Platini, who was also banned and lost his role as head of UEFA.