Thursday, November 12, 2015

Pressure mounts on FIFA chief to step down as major sponsors call for resignation




Pressure mounts on FIFA chief to step down as major sponsors call for resignation

11:24 Oct. 3, 2015


Coca-Cola, McDonalds among those calling for Sepp Blatter to go amid criminal investigation 


Pressure is mounting on Sepp Blatter with major sponsors of world football calling for the head of the sport's world governing to resign.
Coca-cola, McDonald's Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev and Visa have all now backed call for the Blatter to go, a week after Swiss authorities said he was the subject of a criminal investigation.

Blatter's US lawyer has said the FIFA chief will not resign, setting the stage for a battle over who should take the helm in the next few months before February when elections are set for a new FIFA president.

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