Blatter backtracks on relegation for racism

In January, the 77-year-old Swiss proposed the possible introduction of such sanctions for teams whose fans were guilty of racism but appeared to back away from that stance during a speech at an event in Zurich on Friday.

"Where does it end?" he asked. "How far can we go? To what extent can we expect that a game is stopped, by players walking off the field?

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