Sepp Blatter Provokes Furious Backlash With Comments on Racism in Soccer

Sepp Blatter claimed that on-field racism has been eliminated from world soccer Tuesday. The FIFA president’s words provoked condemnation from many observers and led to a heated back-and-forth between him and Rio Ferdinand.

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