FIFA sponsors want Blatter to resign

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Major FIFA sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald have demanded the resignation of president of Sepp Blatter immediately.

The four each issued statements saying Blatter should quit after Swiss criminal proceedings were opened against him last week.

Coca-Cola said “Every day that passes Fifa’s image and reputation continues to tarnish.”

McDonald’s said Blatter going would be “in the best interest of the game”.

The 79-year-old is accused by Swiss prosecutors of signing a contract that was “unfavourable to Fifa” and making a “disloyal payment” to Uefa president Michel Platini, but denies any wrongdoing.