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Emirates condemns racism in a swipe at FIFA president Blatter

Emirates condemns racism in a swipe at FIFA president Blatter

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James M. Dorsey
Nov 20, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey

Emirates Airlines, a prominent sponsor of FIFA, is emerging as the most critical of the world soccer body’s corporate sponsors with a statement on Sunday stressing that it "completely abhors racism" and supports efforts to abolish "all forms of discrimination in football."

The Dubai carrier, one of the world’s foremost airlines, issued …

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