Blatter steps into racism controversy

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is surrounded by more controversy after telling Al Jazeera’s Lee Wellings that racism is not a problem on the football pitch – and that incidents between players could be solved by “shaking hands”. Our European sports correspondent looks at how outrage has been expressed through social media in the wake of his interview with the most powerful man in football, as English Premier League players John Terry and Luis Suarez find themselves under investigation over racism allegations.

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FIFA 2010 World Cup legacy yet to take shape

FIFA, soccer’s ruling body hoped it would leave a legacy when South Africa made sporting history a year ago by hosting the first World Cup on the African continent. For some at the nation’s sponsored football academies, but it is a legacy that is far from complete

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Inside Story: FIFA’s red card

Is Sepp Blatter really the man to rebuild FIFA’s tainted image? Or does the multi-million dollar corporation need an entire overhaul? Inside Story, with presenter Jane Dutton, discusses with Mehrdad Masoudi, producer for the football show ‘Futbol Mundial’, and former media press officer for the FIFA world cup in 1998; David Owen, chief columnist for www.insideworldfootball.biz, a website dedicated to football business and politics; and Grant Wall, senior writer at Sports Illustratrated.

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