Sepp Blatter has responded to criticism from Rio Ferdinand regarding the FIFA president's controversial comments about racism in football and choice of photo that accompanied his clarification. Watch Blatter's shocking comments on racism • Blatter clarifies comments• Blatter: No racism in football• Taylor: Blatter should resign Blatter said on Wednesday he believes a racist exchange between players during a match should be reconciled with a hand shake after the final whistle. His words have led to calls for the Swiss to resign from his position as FIFA president, with PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor among those stating he should step down. A statement was issued by Blatter on Wednesday evening in the hope of clarifying his comments, and with it accompanied a photo of the 72-year-old standing alongside
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FIFA chief Sepp Blatter reopens ISL bung case
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced the infamous ISL court dossier will be opened and handed to an independent body to study to see if any members should face action. GettyImagesFIFA president Sepp Blatter at the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting FIFA have until now blocked the release of the court documents, which identifies FIFA officials said to have received payments from the world body's former marketing partner, but Blatter told a press conference in Zurich that the dossier would now be handed over. Blatter also announced the creation of three 'task forces' and a good governance committee to drive through reforms of FIFA. He laid out a two-year timetable for implementing the reforms. On the ISL case, Blatter said: "The executive committee has at
Chung Mung-Joon: Sepp Blatter is a little brat
Former vice-president of FIFA, Chung Mung-Joon, has slammed Sepp Blatter, claiming in his memoirs that the current FIFA chief is like a dictator and a ''little brat''.GettyImagesSepp Blatter and Chung Mong-joon (R)• Blatter considering stepping down • Bin Hammam: FIFA won't act against EuropeansMung-Joon, 59, has been a vocal critic of Blatter and considered challenging him in the recent presidency election and has aimed his latest barb in his memoirs My Challenge, My Enthusiasm released in Korea."President Blatter is fluent in five languages, has a good way with words and is intelligent... but I think he is not an international gentleman and he is like a little brat,'' he wrote.Many media outlets have made the comparison between Blatter and a dictator, and Mung-Joon