Major sponsors call on FIFA chief Blatter to resign

By Mica Rosenberg and Simon Evans NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) - Major soccer sponsors on Friday issued the strongest calls yet for the immediate resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, a week after Swiss authorities said they were opening a criminal investigation into the head of the world soccer body. In quick succession on Friday companies that have long linked their brand names to the global sport - Coca-Cola Co , McDonald's , Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev and Visa - demanded Blatter