to think that racism *does* exist in football

[flatbread]

and Blatter is a nutter...and a fat, doddering dinosaur who should be ushered out of his job pronto (no weight or ageism offence meant)?

and AIBU for creating yet another racism thread

It's been there for ages. Wasn't it back in the 70's/80's when Viv Richards (I think) had bananas thrown onto the pitch at him.

I think this Blatter lives in a bit of a fantasy.

YANBU. What he is effectively saying is that it's ok to be racist or a bigot for 90 minutes as long you shake hands after. It's not right and he's an arse of the highest order.

...not that I created any of the others

But reading the threads and seeing Blabber on teevee just made me

Viv Richards is a cricketter

Viv Anderson? Viv someone...I'll check

Of course it exists in football and everywhere else. Only ignorant people don't think it exists or brush it under the rug.

I think we have made great strides but racism is in no way eradicated.

Of course there is. Blatter is a deluded twat.

Like a handshake is going to solve anything.
I'm with Rio on this..Is a handshake going to solve it all? When players abuse a ref? Handshake. So called 'fans' shouting monkey cants from the stands? All fine if they offer a handshake.

More needs to be done.
And in my own very personal opinion..John Terry is a wanker too.

ok I'm a twat...it was cyril Regis ...I think

a fat, doddering dinosaur who should be ushered out of his job pronto (no weight or ageism offence meant)?

Huh?

YANBU. His comments about gay people are awful too.

He's Swiss. The Swiss are decidedly odd and conservative (and dull). Not that I like to generalise...........

Of course it does. Not so blatant as it used to be, but that doesn't mean outbursts now can be tolerated.

The homophobia's still as bad as ever, isn't it?