Sepp Blatter tells FIFA staff he has done nothing illegal and is staying on

Sepp Blatter’s lawyer says that the Fifa president has told his staff he has done “nothing illegal or improper”.

Sepp Blatter has stated he will remain as FIFA president despite the opening of criminal proceedings against him because he “has done nothing wrong or improper”, according to a statement from his lawyer.

Blatter also insisted the £1.3million payment to UEFA president Michel Platini for work done more than nine years previously was legitimate.