The Coca-Cola Company and McDonald’s, two of the main sponsors of football, Friday asked the FIFA president Sepp Blatter, involved in corruption scandals on football, to step down immediately. The request comes a week after the Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation on the leader of the governing body of world football. At two shortly after multinational it has joined also the Visa, the American giant credit card. The announcements came in rapid succession, along with that of the Belgian InBev, which for six years has acquired US-based Anheuser-Busch, which is the producer of Budweiser, the American beer for excellence.
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December 2, 2010: the World Cup to Qatar
“Image and reputation damaged”
“Every day passing the image and reputation of FIFA continues to dim. It needs a comprehensive reform urgent and that can only be accomplished through a truly independent approach, “wrote Coca Cola in a statement, to which the fast food chain echoed:” The events of recent weeks have continued to tear down the reputation of the Fifa and public confidence in his leadership. ” Visa And, in the evening, in the uproar: “We believe that no meaningful reform can be carried out under the current leadership of FIFA.” The fourth sponsor in addition to the list was Anheuser-Busch InBev: Budweiser beer stands on the World Cup stadiums in 1986. “We would appreciate if Mr. Blatter to resign, because we believe that its continued presence is an obstacle to the process of reforms’ .
The Office: ‘Estimates Coca Cola but does not resign “
Ready the answer to Richard Cullen, a lawyer:” Although Coca Cola is a valuable sponsor of FIFA, Mr. Blatter respectfully disagrees from his position and he believes that leaving the task now is not in the interests of FIFA, nor would advance the reform process and, consequently, will not resign. ” Blatter’s resignation, announced and then partially withdrawn, should become effective until 26 February, with the Extraordinary Congress for the election of his successor.
The US investigation on corruption and fears of US sponsors
The criminal investigation launched last week for fraudulent management and misappropriation of funds. Blatter has denied any wrongdoing and has promised to be cooperating with the investigation. At the same time continue the inquiry American, in collaboration with the Swiss authorities, the cases of corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup to Russia and Qatar. One is one of the strands on which investigating authorities American and Swiss. One concern for the sponsors of the tournament, such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Visa, particularly related to the world of the major US and then unhappy, for economic reasons, assignments to countries not traditionally friends.
2 October 2015 (edited October 2, 2015 | 23:39)
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