• BBC, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 9:46 AM

FIFA sponsors, including Visa, Coca-Cola and McDonald's, have welcomed Sepp Blatter's decision to resign as president of football's world governing body. However, both Visa and Coca-Cola repeated warnings that they expected a swift overhaul at FIFA. McDonald's said it hoped this would be the first step towards "gaining back trust from fans worldwide". Visa said it was encouraged "by the recognition by FIFA that extensive and fundamental reform is needed as reflected by the announcement that President Blatter is resigning."

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