Premier League in joint call for FIFA reform amid Infantino crisis
The leagues said FIFA needs stronger checks and balances after the withdrawn plan to sell World Cup rights to private investors.
- On Thursday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino pledged a new culture of openness, offering an independent review of how the organization runs and makes decisions following governance criticism.
- This shift follows a deep rift caused by Infantino's now-dropped $4.2 billion World Cup sell-off plan, which provoked the soccer body's biggest crisis since 2015 anti-corruption arrests that led to trials in New York.
- Opposition to Infantino's leadership style, which critics describe as an "executive one-man leadership" approach, has been led by European football leader Aleksander Ceferin, North America's Victor Montagliani, and Asia's Sheikh Salman.
- Infantino will chair an October 15 meeting of the 37-member FIFA Council, where members will be asked to approve consultation on strengthening the organization's decision-making processes.
- Ahead of a March 18 vote in Morocco, Infantino faces an election challenge while insisting he remains committed to listening to soccer officials and growing the game globally.
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The Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga require a look at the powers of the Fifa president.
The major European leagues publish a joint communiqué calling for an end to political interference
LaLiga, Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga demand a profound reform of FIFA governance and limit the power of its president. More information: Infantino's covert campaign: travel, presence in the UN Assembly and changes in FIFA's governance
This Friday, the English, Spanish, Italian and German leagues called for a reform of Fifa's governance.
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The Hamilton SpectatorEurope’s top leagues add to pressure on Infantino by calling for FIFA reform
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Gianni Infantino came under more pressure on Friday as the Premier League and three other top European leagues called for FIFA governance reform following the failed
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