The US Attorney General said that in FIFA "corruption that is rampant, systemic and deep-rooted both abroad and here in the United States ... [it] spans at least two generations of soccer officials who, as alleged, have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks". Obviously this has nothing to do with Blatter; he is not responsible for what goes on in the organization of which he has been President since 1998.