Around 38 percent of Germans would consider switching from FIFA sponsors such as Adidas and Coca-Cola to alternative brands due to the corruption scandal engulfing soccer's governing body, a survey published on Wednesday said. The survey of 1,000 Germans by consultancy Prophet found that 78 percent thought companies should end their sponsorship of FIFA and instead invest more in local initiatives, with 45 percent saying the affair had hurt the sponsors' image. FIFA was thrown into turmoil in late May after 14 sports marketing executives and soccer officials were indicted by the United States on bribery, money laundering and wire fraud charges.
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