FIFA: "I assure you that I will stop on 26/02/2016, but not a day before" (Joseph Blatter)

"I assure you that I will stop on 26/02/2016. At that time, it will really be over. But not a day before. Until then, we need to find the right candidate who will be a great president," stated Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, on 07/10/2015. 26/02/2016 is the date of the extraordinary FIFA Congress in which the successor to the Swiss leader will be elected as the head of the international federation in Zurich (SUI).

Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Visa and AB InBev (Budweiser), major partners of FIFA, all demanded the immediate departure of Joseph Blatter on 02/10/2015. These press releases follow the opening of criminal proceedings by the Swiss Justice against Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, under suspicion of "criminal mismanagement and, alternatively, misappropriation," on 25/09/2015.

"This is just an investigation, not an indictment. I put myself available for the procedure and cooperates with the authorities. The situation is not pleasant. I am being condemned without there being any evidence for wrongdoing on my part. That is really outrageous," stated Joseph Blatter to the German…