Crisis In FIFA Hits Hard On Other Olympic Sports

Speaking in an interview, the interim SportAccord president urged FIFA to clean up its reputation following a string of scandals that have left world football’s governing body in tatters.

“We are suffering under the FIFA situation since quite a long time,” said Kasper, who heads the International Ski Federation.

“Everybody says all international federations are corrupt… they mean FIFA.”

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is under criminal investigation but is refusing to quit and was back at work this week. He is suspected of signing a TV rights contract "unfavourable to FIFA" and making a "disloyal payment" to UEFA president Michel Platini. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke was suspended on Sept. 18 amid allegations linking him to a World Cup ticketing scam.

Kasper would not be drawn when asked if Blatter should step down amid the current probe. The FIFA leader was interrogated by Swiss authorities last Friday after a meeting of the executive committee.

But he rose to Blatter’s defense.

“I believe he is quite innocent with regards to the accusations he has now,” he stated.