Two sponsors decline to join US brands in demanding Blatter quits
ZURICH: Clinging to power after rebuffing resignation demands, Sepp Blatter received some respite on Saturday when two sponsors declined to join four other FIFA corporate backers in demanding the...
View ArticleCoke, McDonald's join sponsor call for FIFA's Blatter to resign
NEW YORK/ZURICH: Major soccer sponsors on Friday issued coordinated calls for the immediate resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter in the most significant move by companies supporting the sport...
View ArticleBlatter defiant as FIFA's top sponsors demand resignation
NEW YORK: Top FIFA sponsors joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world football chief even as he vowed to cling to power....
View ArticleSepp Blatter: UK government join calls for Fifa president to quit
The UK government has added its voice to demands from sponsors for Fifa president Sepp Blatter to resign with immediate effect. Swiss criminal proceedings were opened against the 79-year-old last week....
View ArticleFIFA sponsors demand Blatter resign
Top FIFA sponsors on Friday joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter’s immediate resignation, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world soccer chief even as he vowed to cling to power. In separate...
View ArticleLeading Fifa sponsors call for Sepp Blatter to resign
Two of Fifa’s leading sponsors, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, have demanded that the president, Sepp Blatter, step down immediately in the face of an ongoing corruption crisis. The dramatic intervention...
View ArticleSepp Blatter defiant as top sponsors demand resignation
NEW YORK: Top FIFA sponsors joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world football chief even as he vowed to cling to power....
View ArticleBlatter defiant as top sponsors demand resignation
Top FIFA sponsors joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world football chief even as he vowed to cling to power. In separate...
View ArticleGreg Dyke: Sponsors' pressure on Blatter is a game-changer (PFA -...
(Source: PFA - Professional Footballers' Association) Football Association chairman Greg Dyke believes Sepp Blatter must stand down immediately as FIFA president after four major sponsors demanded his...
View ArticleCoke, McDonald’s join sponsor call for Blatter to resign
Four of Fifa’s leading sponsors – Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Visa and Budweiser – have demanded that its embattled president, Sepp Blatter, step down immediately in the face of a continuing corruption...
View ArticleCoca-Cola and McDonald’s lead calls for Sepp Blatter to stand down
Four of Fifa’s leading sponsors – Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Visa and Budweiser – have demanded that its embattled president, Sepp Blatter, step down immediately in the face of a continuing corruption...
View ArticleFifa sponsors Adidas and Kia hold back on calls for Sepp Blatter to resign
Fifa sponsors Adidas and Kia Motors are not following four of the organisation's other corporate backers in demanding Sepp Blatter resigns immediately. The president of world soccer's governing body...
View ArticleDespite pressure from Coke, McDonald’s FIFA’s Blatter won’t quit
ZURICH — Sepp Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Visa on Friday to quit immediately as president of world soccer’s governing body rather than clinging on until...
View ArticleBlatter lawyer says FIFA president won't resign immediately
ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa to quit immediately as president of world soccer's governing body on Friday rather than cling on...
View ArticleAdidas, Kia don't join US brands in demanding Blatter quits
ZURICH — Clinging to power after rebuffing resignation demands, Sepp Blatter received some respite Saturday when two sponsors declined to join four other FIFA corporate backers in demanding the...
View ArticleSepp Blatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens
ZURICH: FIFA President Sepp Blatter rejected an emotional plea to resign from one of the world's soccer greats on Thursday as the corruption scandal engulfing the game's governing body drew warnings...
View ArticleBlatter wins fifth FIFA term as challenger concedes
ZURICH Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term on Friday after his only challenger conceded defeat in an election overshadowed by allegations of rampant corruption in world...
View ArticleSepp Blatter Is Up For Re-election On Friday And Probably Going To Win
* Blatter calls for unity as Congress opens * Unlikely to be unseated by sole challenger * Award of World Cups to Russia and Qatar a problem ZURICH - World soccer boss Sepp Blatter was expected to be...
View Article‘FIFA's image is terrible’ but Sepp Blatter defies calls to quit as scandal...
Zurich: The corruption charges engulfing world soccer's governing body have heaped shame and humiliation on the game, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Thursday, although he flatly rejected calls to...
View ArticleCORRECTED-WRAPUP 2-Blatter expected to win re-election despite soccer...
(Corrects reference to Qatar, not Kuwait, as Cup hosts in second bullet point before headline) * Blatter calls for unity as Congress opens * Unlikely to be unseated by sole challenger * Award of World...
View ArticleWRAPUP 5-Blatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens
* UEFA's Platini tells Blatter to quit * Blatter says he cannot monitor everything * FIFA faces warnings from sponsors * CONCACAF names interim president * Western politicians critical, Putin backs...
View ArticleFIFA presidential contender Chung calls Blatter 'hypocrite'
LONDON — FIFA presidential contender Chung Mong-joon called Sepp Blatter a "hypocrite and a liar" on Wednesday and said he is planning to sue the outgoing president for at least $100 million. The...
View ArticleSepp Blatter linked with US inquiry as Interpol issues alert for Fifa...
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View ArticleBlatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens
ZURICH The corruption charges engulfing world soccer's governing body have heaped shame and humiliation on the game, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Thursday, although he flatly rejected calls to...
View ArticleFIFA boss Sepp Blatter expected to win re-election amid corruption scandal
ZURICH - World soccer boss Sepp Blatter was expected to be re-elected on Friday, defying growing calls for him to step down in the face of corruption scandals engulfing the sport's governing body....
View ArticleBlatter expected to win re-election despite FIFA corruption scandal
ZURICH: World soccer boss Sepp Blatter was expected to be re-elected on Friday, defying growing calls for him to step down in the face of corruption scandals engulfing the sport's governing body....
View ArticleFifa crisis: Blatter denies responsibility and rebuffs Platini plea to resign
‘I can’t monitor everyone all the time,’ says president of football’s world governing body...
View ArticleFIFA corruption scandal: What happens next?
(CNN)The unprecedented U.S. investigation into FIFA, world soccer's governing body, has sent shock waves rippling across the globe. With defendants facing extradition from Europe, South America and the...
View ArticleFifa crisis: Visa sponsorship threat compounds calls for Blatter to quit
English FA chairman Greg Dyke and Diego Maradona say embattled Fifa president must go, as Visa says it could reassess football sponsorship deals...
View ArticleFifa to vote on Sepp Blatter leadership amid corruption scandal – live
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View ArticleFifa crisis: Visa sponsorship threat compounds calls for Blatter to resign
Visa – one of Fifa’s key sponsors – has threatened it could pull out of its contract with football’s world governing body as Sepp Blatter faced increasing pressure not to seek re-election as its...
View ArticleSepp Blatter re-elected as Fifa president after Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein...
Sepp Blatter gained 133 votes to Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein’s 73 in the first round of voting, not enough to secure a two-thirds majority, but the challenger conceded defeat...
View ArticleFifa: under-fire Sepp Blatter makes opening ceremony speech – as it happened
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View ArticleBlatter defies calls from FIFA sponsors to quit immediately
ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa to quit immediately as president of world soccer's governing body on Friday rather than cling on...
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