Title: FIFA President: Charges Bring Shame to Sport

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/fifa_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='FIFA President: Charges Bring Shame to Sport' data-article-id='394'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11146'>FIFA President Sepp Blatter said corruption scandals within the world soccer organization have brought shame and humiliation on the sport.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='11146' data-end-time='17188'>Mr. Blatter spoke Thursday at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. </span> <span data-start-time='17188' data-end-time='28083'>He was speaking publicly for the first time since U.S. and Swiss officials announced major corruption investigations of the organization.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='28083' data-end-time='40354'>Meanwhile, two major European football associations called on Mr. Blatter to resign, ahead of the organization’s presidential elections planned for Friday. </span> <span data-start-time='40354' data-end-time='47917'>UK Prime Minister David Cameron also supported calls for Sepp Blatter to step down.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='47917' data-end-time='57521'>Major FIFA sponsors like Visa and Coca-Cola are calling for FIFA to make major changes within the organization. </span> <span data-start-time='57521' data-end-time='69167'>The United Nations is also reviewing its partnerships with FIFA following allegations of widespread corruption, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='69167' data-end-time='76188'>Seven high-ranking current and former FIFA officials were arrested Wednesday.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/fifa_prez_image.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2332 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/what_does_humiliation_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>humiliation</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the act of making someone feel ashamed'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/to_make_a_payment.m4a'><span>to make a payment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/fair_and_sensible.m4a'><span>fair and sensible</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/the_act_of_making_someone_feel_ashamed.m4a'><span>the act of making someone feel ashamed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/dishonest.m4a'><span>dishonest</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2333 data-hint-location='47917' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/the__blank__is_reviewing_its_partnerships_with_fifa_following_allegations_of_corruption.m4a'>The <span class='blank'>United Nations</span> is reviewing its partnerships with FIFA following allegations of corruption.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='United Nations'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/united_states.m4a'><span>United States</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/united_nations.m4a'><span>United Nations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/nfl.m4a'><span>NFL</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/165/government.m4a'><span>government</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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FIFA President Sepp Blatter said corruption scandals within the world soccer organization have brought shame and humiliation on the sport.

Mr. Blatter spoke Thursday at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. He was speaking publicly for the first time since U.S. and Swiss officials announced major corruption investigations of the organization.

Meanwhile, two major European football associations called on Mr. Blatter to resign, ahead of the organization’s presidential elections planned for Friday. UK Prime Minister David Cameron also supported calls for Sepp Blatter to step down.

Major FIFA sponsors like Visa and Coca-Cola are calling for FIFA to make major changes within the organization. The United Nations is also reviewing its partnerships with FIFA following allegations of widespread corruption, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.

Seven high-ranking current and former FIFA officials were arrested Wednesday.

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