Ahead of FIFA election, key sponsor Visa threatens to quit
ZURICH — Sepp Blatter is preparing for the FIFA presidential election with world soccer reeling from the arrest of key officials and a key sponsor threatening to quit the scandal-tainted organisation.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter leaves after a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich in this May 30, 2011 file picture. Photo: Reuters
ZURICH — Sepp Blatter is preparing for the FIFA presidential election with world soccer reeling from the arrest of key officials and a key sponsor threatening to quit the scandal-tainted organisation.
The FIFA Congress, which will see Blatter challenged by Prince Ali of Jordan for the presidency tomorrow (May 29), is due to start later today but European body Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is threatening a boycott.
And Visa became the first sponsor to issue a warning to FIFA amid the worst scandal in the governing body’s 111-year history.
Demanding immediate steps to rebuild a “culture with strong ethical practices”, Visa said: “Should FIFA fail to do so, we have informed them that we will reassess our sponsorship.”
US authorities investigating corruption have indicted executives including FIFA vice presidents Jeffrey Webb and Eugenio. AP
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