FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures after he was re-elected at the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter feels "abandoned" by the global football body and will now focus on clearing his name, the 79-year-old Swiss told German magazine Bunte.
FIFA's watchdog last week banned Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini for eight years for ethics violations. Both men immediately denied any wrongdoing and said they would appeal to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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