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FIFA's Ethics Committee banned Blatter, who led FIFA for 17
years, from "all football activities" in 2015 after finding him
guilty of unethical conduct related to a global corruption
scandal which rocked the organisation.
Switzerland's attorney general is still investigating cases of
suspected corruption involving FIFA, which is based in Zurich,
dating back to 2014 and Blatter's presidency.
"People already pay a lot to get into the stadium. Prices are
getting higher and higher, because clubs need more money,"
Blatter said in an interview with Swiss newspaper Schweiz am
Wochenende published on Saturday.
The 83-year-old added his belief that viewer numbers are falling
this season in the French, Italian, English, Spanish and German
leagues.
"That is a bad sign. Football must remain accessible," he said.
Blatter has told various media that he plans to take legal
action against his successor Gianni Infantino over damage done
to his reputation by the corruption scandal and information FIFA
made public about payments to him that he says was inaccurate.
Blatter told Schweiz am Wochenende that FIFA bodies signed off
on all payments made to him, including a bonus of 10 million
Swiss francs ($9.9 million) he received for the 2010 World Cup
in South Africa.
Asked if he would drop his planned lawsuit against Infantino if
his collection of luxury watches, which he left at FIFA's
offices, were returned to him, he said: "The watches are of
lesser importance. What is important to me is my moral
rehabilitation."
He also hoped the Swiss attorney general's office will soon
decide whether to bring its case to court or drop it.
"When this is done (I) want to write a book - my memoirs, more
or less," he added.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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