(CNN) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter told CNN Wednesday that on-field racism was not a problem in football, remarks which caused a stir on the social-networking site Twitter. Blatter told CNN World Sport anchor Pedro Pinto that players who have been abused should shake hands with their opponent upon the final whistle and move on. Later he used his official @SeppBlatter account to reaffirm the commitment global football's governing body has to stamping out racism and discrimination within soccer. "Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football. I have said this many times before, and I will say it again and again," tweeted the 75-year-old.
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Footballers and journalists have reacted to Sepp Blatter's comments on racism
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FIFA president told CNN players who are abused should shake hands and move on
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Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has condemned Blatter's remarks
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CNN's Piers Morgan called Blatter's comments "utterly outrageous"
He wrote: "@placeholder just gave every racist in football a license to abuse.