FIFA won’t budge in row over World Cup pics on net

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has written an open letter to newspapers in the bitter row over the relaxation of restrictions on the use of photographs of this summer’s World Cup on the internet.

FIFA has narrowed the time between the end of a match and when pictures can be used on the internet - from two hours to immediately after the end of the match.

Last week, talks broke down between football’s governing body and the World Association of Newspapers, which represents 18,000 newspapers and news agencies - over coverage of this year’s tournament.