UPDATE: Blatter and 3 others have been handed a 90-day suspension and are appealing.
After scandals where some countries were accused of buying the World Cup/FIFA executives were accused of doing shady things with millions of dollars, the big corporations are warning FIFA to shape up.
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The top corporate sponsors Visa, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Anheuser-Busch InBev took coordinated aim at FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Friday, calling for him to resign as the head of world soccer’s governing body and labeling him an obstacle to reform of the organization. Mr. Blatter immediately rejected the demands, suggesting that FIFA saw the public statements as little more than an idle threat.
“Every day that passes, the image and reputation of FIFA continues to tarnish,” Coca-Cola said in a news release, a sentiment that was quickly amplified in similar statements by the other sponsors. “FIFA needs comprehensive and urgent reform, and that can only be accomplished through a truly independent approach.”
Anheuser-Busch InBev called Mr. Blatter an “obstable” to reform, and McDonald’s cited diminishing public confidence in his leadership. Visa said, “We believe no meaningful reform can be made under FIFA’s existing leadership.”
Mr. Blatter said through his lawyer that he had no intention of quitting, and that he did not think it would serve FIFA to do so.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/sp...fa-resign.html
If the threat of police being on their tail isn't enough, then I'm sure losing $$$ will do the trick.
