FIFA corruption: Is sponsor boycott the answer?
from San Diego Union Tribune (06.07.2015)
Bob Rauch on the EconoMeter panel as they discuss the ethics of business support for sports.
Should businesses withdraw endorsements from FIFA’s soccer events because of alleged kickbacks and corruption?
Bob Rauch: No
“If FIFA agrees to clean up their shop, they should be given another chance. The corruption seems to be significant and at the highest levels of the organization, so cleaning up is a must and not by the current senior officials. Having said that, they are likely not the only sport to be troubled by corruption and kickbacks.
Politics, sports and business have various amounts of this and we should all be diligent in choosing partners and endorsements.
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