''I NEVER TOOK BRIBE'' ''I ONLY TRUSTED THE WRONG PEOPLE ''AS FIFA PRESIDENT - BLATTER

 
He may be exiled from football but former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says his phone hasn't stopped ringing since he was deposed as the leader of the game's global governing body.

"When I look at which (political) leaders are directly in contact (with me) ... people like China, like Russia, like South Africa, like Japan ... also European leaders," Blatter told CNN's Alex Thomas.

 

"I also have contact with presidents of associations in Africa," added Blatter, who is currently serving a six-year ban from football.

"They still ask me now, they say 'president, now you have to speak. We are all waiting. We are all waiting for your messages. Bring us messages now, president.'"

 

when asked to beat his chest if he had never taken bribe as FIFA president, he said. " I never took Bribe, i only trusted the wrong people.

"I say: 'Just a little while. I will come back.'"