Adidas, Coca-Cola and other top sponsors called the resignation of FIFA's president a welcome change, but said football's governing body still must work to regain fans' trust following the recent corruption scandal. Sepp Blatter resigned Tuesday, just days after being re-elected to a fifth term as president. The football world was shaken after the US issued indictments against 14 current or former FIFA officials last week alleging corruption and fraud and the Swiss announced a criminal investigation into the votes awarding World Cups to Russia in 2018 and to Qatar in 2022. Blatter, who is not implicated in any of the charges, said he would step down in an acknowledgement that major change was needed at the top of FIFA.Sepp Blatter resigned Tuesday, days after being re-elected FIFA presidentAdidas said the news 'marks a step in the right direction on FIFA's path to establish and follow transparent compliance standards in [all] they do.'McDonald's said recent and ongoing scandals 'overshadowed the game'Coca-Cola said Blatter going is a 'positive step for the good of sport'
The sponsors 'make up such a large part of FIFA's revenues, and I am sure the last thing they wanted was the negative publicity of a drawn-out public fight between _ and the authorities,' he said.