ZURICH (AP) After defying pleas from FIFA sponsors to quit immediately, President Sepp Blatter is continuing regular business at soccer's governing body, presiding over a dispute between football federations on Tuesday.
Palestinian Football Union president Jibril Rajoub told The Associated Press: ''Blatter is functioning well and in a good mood with common sense, a sense of humor.''
According to Rajoub, Blatter ruled at Tuesday's meeting with Saudi Arabia's federation that a decision to force the Palestinians to play a World Cup qualifier at a neutral venue was ''invalid.''
FIFA's World Cup committee initially ordered the Oct.