Blatter Out! It’s never too late to act.

Sepp Blatter will probably be voted in unopposed as President of FIFA this afternoon, but that doesn’t mean he is untouchable or that football’s governing body can ignore the concerns of football fans worldwide.

Unless we stand up to be counted this dictatorial regime will settle back into its old unaccountable ways and so it’s now time for the people who really matter to Blatter to take a moral stance – the sponsors.

Without the money of the companies listed below, FIFA and Blatter will have to become more transparent and accountable to the billions of football, fans around the world. Cut and paste the following message (or write your own) to a company (or companies) of your choice and place it on the company’s Facebook page. By doing this, they and their customers can read our concerns. Let’s show Blatter and FIFA that we expect better from the people who run ‘our’ game.

I’m English, but this is a situation that should concern all fans of principle, all fans who care. There are people who think the English are just sour about not winning the World Cup bid. Not true. However disappointed we might have been in England about that result, this is entirely different. This matter is about honesty and integrity and transparency (or the lack of them). It’s about ensuring that money given to FIFA to support kids playing the game in areas of the world where they can’t even afford clothing and food reaches them and doesn’t find its way into the bank accounts of men who are already rich beyond their dreams.

If you haven’t got Facebook, do you bit by forwarding this post on your social networking sites or contact the companies yourself via e-mail.

Text:

As a keen football supporter I am becoming increasingly concerned about the way the game is being run by Sepp Blatter and FIFA and I would like to see ‘my’ governing body’s game reformed immediately.


Allegations of money finding its way into the pockets of powerful and corrupt men instead of reaching the people who need it to help develop the game, are of great concern. As a world renowned company and sponsor of FIFA, I find it difficult to believe that you stand shoulder to shoulder with this sporting dictatorship given the damage it is causing to your good name.

There is little doubt that your association with FIFA - and the general perception that your company sees fit to prop up an organization that has lost all credibility with fans globally – will have an adverse effect on your goods, services and image if the current situation is allowed to continue.

Thank you for giving this matter your consideration.
Facebook:

Coca-cola: http://www.facebook.com/cocacola

Hyundai: http://www.facebook.com/Hyundai

Adidas: http://www.facebook.com/adidas

Emirates Airlines: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emirates-Airline/8605488619

Kia Motors: http://www.facebook.com/Kiamotorsworldwide

Sony: http://www.facebook.com/Sony

VISA: http://www.facebook.com/Visafansforlife