Day -986. WorldCup2018
Nary an eveing comes by where I don't think what is going on in Russia
that I'm going to have to get to sooner or later. But then Fifa pop into
the news again, this time with a reverse gem.
Four of Fifa's major sponsors
(Visa, Macdonald's, Coca Cola, Budweiser) have issued statements
insisting that Sepp Blatter should step down, for the good of the game
and all that (anybody laughing yet?). Of course Sepp said no. Now put
your hand up if you think our friend
Sepp is just biding his time, has got his crew working on this, and in
due course (i.e. when he's really desperate) is going to be addressing
press conferences subtly questioning the integrity of said companies and
dealings they had with Fifa officials (probably officials who have
since been fired by the ethics committee).
Or, let's call this a
pre-emptive strike by the major sponsors. They know something's coming,
what does Sepp know, what does he have on them? They made the first,
risky move. But will it backfire? They are dealing with the man with the
master get-out-of-jail card.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34430729
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