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'Disappointed' Visa says Fifa needs to be more 'transparent' to restore 'public trust'

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By John McCarthy | Opinion Editor

November 28, 2014 | 2 min read

Visa has claimed that Fifa will have to be more transparent if it wants to restore public trust after the head of the football body's internal corruption investigation disavowed the final report.

Visa was a major sponsor of the 2014 World Cup

The statement came after former US attorney Michael Garcia who led the investigation into bribery allegations surrounding the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process called the final - and edited - report “incomplete and erroneous”.

Furthermore, Fifa refused to release the investigator’s findings to the public.

In response, Visa said on its Tumblr page: “We are troubled by the recent events surrounding Fifa. In our discussions we have clearly stated that greater transparency and more open, forthright communications is not only paramount, but the only way in which public trust in Fifa, and all that it represents, will be restored.

“It is our expectation that Fifa will act accordingly and take swift action to resolve these issues in a manner that is meaningful and visible to all.”

This comes during a hard week for Fifa which saw Sony announce the end of its £178m sponsorship deal.

Furthermore, on Sunday, Coca-Cola, a long-time sponsor of Fifa, also said it was "disappointed" with how the body handled the report.

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