BBC News with Iain Purdon

The Fifa president Sepp Blatter has denied that world football is in crisis.

At a news conference in Zurich, he

acknowledge

d that Fifa was in difficulties but insisted it could solve its problems by itself.

He was speaking for the first time since two senior executives were suspended as inquiries continue into bribery allegations.

"Football is not in a crisis. When you have seen the match, the final match of the Champions League, then you must

applaud

, and you see what the game is, what is fair play on the game, what is good control of the game. We are not in a crisis. We are only in some difficulties, and these difficulties will be solved, will be solved inside our family."

Earlier, the Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke confirmed he had sent an email which appeared to suggest that Qatar bought the right to host the 2022 World Cup. Qatar has denied any wrongdoing.

The South African President Jacob Zuma has left Libya after holding talks with Colonel Gaddafi about the conflict there. It's not known exactly what was discussed nor whether there was any agreement. A previous ceasefire proposal made by the African Union last month was rejected by Libyan rebels and Nato because it didn't call for Colonel Gaddafi to leave power. Andrew North reports from Tripoli.

President Jacob Zuma's visit was

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ed as a last chance for a diplomatic solution to the Libyan crisis. But just hours after arriving, he was on his way back to the airport, without making any statement, and there's been no word of any progress. He did meet Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, but neither Libyan officials nor South African diplomats have given details of their discussions. It's thought there will be a statement from President Zuma once he returns to South Africa, but the manner of his