The major reason the U.S. has a shot at pulling it off, however, requires only a brief look at FIFA’s major corporate partners and sponsors, such as Coca-Cola, Budweiser, McDonald’s, and Visa. Guess what they all have in common?
Now that the US and Swiss legal authorities have filed their charges, there are already stories that other countries may jump in also filing legal charges against FIFA. If legal authorities in Germany and Brazil also file charges on behalf of their powerful national soccer federations, it could be “curtains” for the current upper management at FIFA—including Sepp Blatter.