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FIFA and World Cup sponsors talk in secret
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 08 - 2015

ZURICH — FIFA has met with some World Cup sponsors in a meeting they demanded after a corruption crisis rocked football's governing body.
Little detail was revealed after the closed-door session Thursday, shrouded in secrecy at FIFA headquarters and attended by Adidas, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa.
“No further comment will be made on the internal discussions between the parties,” FIFA said in a terse, three-paragraph statement.
Still, FIFA said it had “reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, reform, and collaboration with its valued partners.”
The five sponsors issued a joint statement of just two paragraphs. “FIFA provided the sponsors with updates on several topics,” it noted.
“During this meeting, we reiterated our expectations for robust reform, and we will continue to engage with FIFA.”
Gazprom and Hyundai were absent without a reason given by FIFA or the sponsors. No mention was made Thursday of appointing two sponsor representatives scheduled to join a FIFA-appointed reforms committee.
The reforms panel, chaired by former IOC director general Francois Carrard, first meets Sept. 2-3 in Bern, Switzerland, FIFA said earlier Thursday.
Long-standing sponsors typically slow to criticize FIFA have spoken out since American and Swiss federal investigations of corruption were revealed in May.
Six current or former FIFA executive committee members were indicted or had guilty pleas unsealed by the US Justice Department which is investigating bribery, fraud and racketeering in the allocation of broadcasting rights and tournament hosts.
The case prompted FIFA President Sepp Blatter, a target of US prosecutors, to announce he would leave within months and try to reform the scandal-plagued organization.
However, Visa said last month it doubted that “meaningful progress can be made under FIFA's existing leadership.” — AP


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