Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Visa threatens to end FIFA backing if reforms unsatisfactory (Yahoo Sports)

FILE In this file photo dated Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, Chairman of the FIFA Monitoring Committee Israel-Palestine, Tokyo Sexwale, speaks to the media during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. Seven men are in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, with Michel Platini's candidature accepted but pending because of his suspension from soccer. FIFA published the list of valid applications

FIFA sponsor Visa has threatened to cut its ties with the scandal-tarnished governing body if the credit card company isn't satisfied with reforms. A Visa executive appeared Wednesday alongside representatives from McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch at a British parliamentary hearing into FIFA. Visa vice chair Ellen Richey says the company wants to see a more independent reforms process.




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