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Blatter says FIFA, WADA not at odds

Published:Tuesday | May 19, 2009 | 1:47 PM

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he has no disagreement with the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) although they haven\'t resolved all issues on drug testing for team sports.



FIFA says Blatter had spoken by phone with WADA president John Fahey after reports the two were at odds over new anti-doping rules.



Blatter says FIFA has ratified WADA Code although a number of points specifically related to team sports remain to be defined.



FIFA has been critical of WADA rules requiring athletes to declare their whereabouts for testing each day of the year, contending the regulations effectively treat all football players as suspects.



FIFA says the doping issue will be on the agenda of its June 2 to 3 congress in Nassau, Bahamas.