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Fri, 10/02/2015 - 2:09pm

Ivan Sekretarev / AP Updates on October 2 at 5:07 p.m. Visa, McDonald’s, and Coca Cola, among the biggest sponsors of the FIFA World Cup, have called on Sepp Blatter, the head of soccer’s governing body, to resign immediately. Here’s McDonald’s statement: The events of recent weeks have continued to diminish the reputation of FIFA and public confidence in its leadership.

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