admin“The entire world fights against racism and discrimination,” Blatter told a press conference.
“Football is part of the world’s society. We unite more than 300 million people around the world and should set an example. Without serious sanctions nothing will ever change.”
Blatter’s remarks come in the light of Ghanaian midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng leading his AC Milan team-mates off the pitch in a club friendly earlier this month after being racially abused. While Blatter had criticised Boateng’s actions saying it was the wrong solution he added that there was zero tolerance for racist abuse.
Blatter also announced yesterday that he did not agree with the idea of re-establishing the post-Soviet football league by grouping together the best teams of the former USSR.
The ambitious plan was mooted last month by Alexei Miller, the chief of Gazprom, owner and main sponsor of Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg, and has picked up support from many top clubs of the former Soviet Republics.
“The creation of the CIS league goes against Fifa principles,” the world football supremo told a news conference.
“The head of Russia’s football Union (RFU) Nikolai Tolstykh should continue holding the country’s championships and forget about the project of revival of the Soviet-type CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) league.” — AFP.
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