Sepp Blatter has indicated he wants to seek a fifth term as FIFA president and called UEFA "disrespectful" after calls for his resignation.
Bermuda Football Association’s delegation attending FIFA Congress in Sao Paulo, Brasil
Blatter has been widely criticized over the damage corruption allegations have caused football's governing body.
But the 78-year-old Swiss said he was angered by calls by his European counterparts for him to quit.
"This was the most disrespectful thing I've ever experienced in my entire life," he said at FIFA's congress.
Ahead of the 2014 World Cup, which starts in Brazil on Thursday, Blatter said "his mission is not finished" after FIFA decided not to impose an age limit nor maximum terms for officials.
Meanwhile, he floated a new proposal for matches where managers would be allowed two challenges to refereeing decisions during a match with immediate television reviews.
Any such plan would need to be approved by the International Football Association Board.
With continuing controversy over Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup, Blatter has come in for increasing criticism.
On Tuesday, he faced calls from Football Association chairman Greg Dyke and a number of senior European members to keep to his 2011 pledge and step down next year.
However, Blatter was greeted with applause as he gave his closing remarks at FIFA's annual congress on Wednesday.
"I know that my mandate will finish next year on 29 May in Zurich, but my mission is not finished," he said.
"We will build the new FIFA together. We have the foundations today because we have the budget for the next four years.
"Congress you will decide who takes this great institution forward. But I can tell you I am ready to accompany you in the future."
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