Blatter made the claim in two separate television interviews on Wednesday afternoon to provoke an angry response from around the football world.
While the 75-year-old later claimed he had been misunderstood his comments provided another chapter in a controversial reign as the head of FIFA.
Asked if racism was a problem on the pitch, Blatter had earlier told CNN World Sport: "I would deny it. There is no racism, there is maybe one of the players towards another, he has a word or a gesture which is not the correct one, but also the one who is affected by that.
"He should say that this is a game. We are in a game, and at the end of the game, we shake hands, and this can happen, because we have worked so hard against racism and discrimination.
"During a match you may say something to someone who's not looking exactly like you, but at end of match it's forgotten."
SEPP BLATTER - The Man And The Fiddling ...
1999: March 12 - Takes legal action to stop new book that alleges corruption during his fight for FIFA presidency.
2001: May 23 - Threatens to sue two German newspapers for alleging he received illegal payments from bankrupt marketing partners ISL.
2001: June 13 - Blatter avoids vote of no confidence at extraordinary meeting.
2002: February 28 - Blatter's supporters are accused of offering cash incentives to heads of national associations during his successful presidential campaign.
2003: April 12 - Blatter suspends internal investigation into alleged financial mismanagement inside football's world governing body.
2004: January 16 - Urges women footballers to wear skimpier kits to increase interest in the women's game.
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