The President of Fifa, the governing body of football, has come under attack for cruelly exposing blind people to danger and mockery.
The International Council for the Blind (ICB) has accused Sepp Blatter of using blind people as referees and linesmen at the world cup in South Africa for his own entertainment.
“This is a cruel and vindictive abuse of human rights,” an ICB spokesman said. “These people are being humiliated in front of a global audience.”
Blatter, who previously subjected the Irish to international ridicule, was unrepentant. “We can talk about this,” he said. “Perhaps I could give the referees guide dogs or white sticks. Would that help?”
