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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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Tenor to clean up Fifa?

Opera star Placido Domingo has been asked by Sepp Blatter to join a ‘council of wisdom’. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com

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Beckenbauer: "FIFA is Blatter’s baby"

FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer tells Al Jazeera that football’s governing body is close to crisis and that president Sepp Blatter is feeling the pressure.

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Fifa executive Jack Warner: Sepp Blatter must be stopped

Fifa President Sepp Blatter must “be stopped”, says Jack Warner, senior Fifa executive committee member, as he lashes out at the man he has backed him for almost 30 years. For more videos visit www.telegraph.co.uk

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Race on for FIFA’s top job

Grant Wahl, a journalist for Sports Illustrated magazine, has launched a presidential style campagin on the internet in a bid for football world’s top job. Wahl has until the end of March to convince one of 208 federations to nominate him for the FIFA presidential elections in June. He spoke to Al Jazeera’s Farrah Esmail about his bid for the presidency.

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