FIFA has suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke amid allegations he may have been involved in a deal to resell 2014 World Cup tickets.
"I have no reason to say that I shouldn't remain Secretary General regarding what's happened in the last days, because I have no responsibility and I'm beyond reproach and I certainly don't feel guilty. So I don't even have to justify that I'm innocent."
A formal investigation has been requested by the FIFA ethics committee.