The pressure on FIFA president Sep Blatter to resign has increase after four major sponsors (Visa, Coca Cola, McDonald’s and Budwesier) publicly called for the 79 year old to step down in the face of the corruption crisis facing the world body.
The non US major sponsors of FIFA- sportswear giant Adidas, car major Hyundai and oil company Gazprom have so far not followed the lead of their American counterparts
This is what Coca Cola had to say in its statement
For the benefit of the game the Coca-Cola company is calling for Fifa president Joseph Blatter to step down immediately so that a credible and sustainable reform process can begin in earnest.
Every day that passes, the image and reputation of Fifa continues to tarnish. Fifa needs comprehensive and urgent reform and that can only be accomplished through a truly independent approach
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