Blatter stands by remarks in racism row

EMBATTLED FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday appeared to stand by his suggestion that racism on the pitch should be settled by a handshake.

Blatter followed his comments made on Wednesday in a fresh TV interview yesterday where he likened racist abuse on the pitch to “foul language”.

The furore sparked by comments made in earlier interviews given to CNN and Al Jazeera has led to calls for Blatter to resign but there looks to be little serious threat to his hold on the FIFA presidency.