October 2, 2015

Blatter 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 until the emergency election in February.

The seemingly-coordinated interventions from the long-standing corporate backers came a week after the ...

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