English, Spanish, Italian, German Football Leagues Call for FIFA Reform
The leagues said FIFA needs a permanent decision-making body, published explanations for major decisions and a split between regulatory and commercial roles.
- The Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and Bundesliga demanded urgent FIFA governance reform, criticizing President Gianni Infantino for promoting "exploitative ideas" following the FIFA Forward Enterprise project's collapse.
- Investigations into the scrapped commercial plan, described as "one of the biggest abuses of power," revealed deeper issues where FIFA concentrates unchecked regulatory, commercial, and political power in a single office.
- Leagues proposed creating a permanent decision-making body representing national associations, clubs, and players while separating FIFA's regulatory functions from commercial activities. They stated, "FIFA's governance problem goes far beyond the role of one individual."
- Despite the leagues' public push, Infantino remains the sole candidate for the March 18, 2027, FIFA presidential election, retaining support from Saudi Arabia, CAF, and CONMEBOL last month.
- Candidates must endorse reform principles "within the first 100 days of the next presidential mandate" and convene an independently chaired governance convention mandated to report publicly within six months.
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The initiative of the four main European football leagues, revealed on Friday, accentuates the pressure on Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, weakened since the revelation of his finally aborted plan to privatize the World Cup.
In a statement released this Friday, the English Premier League, the Spanish Liga, the Italian Serie A and the German Bundesliga are calling for a "fundamental reform" of the leading world football organisation, which has been trapped in the crisis since July.
In a power struggle in international football, the four most influential European leagues have harshly attacked the International Football Association Board (FIFA) and its president, Gianni Infantino, joining the list of disgruntled.
English, Spanish, Italian, German football leagues call for FIFA reform
The four main European championships (English Premier League, Spanish Liga, Italian Serie A and German Bundesliga) call for a reform of Fifa governance, after the failed plan to create a trading company open to private investors. (ANSA)
The four major European and world leagues — English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A — released a tough press release this Friday demanding a reform of FIFA's governance, the world's leading international football organization, chaired by Gianni Infantino, which has been experiencing a deep crisis since the unsuccessful project of opening up to private investors was revealed. "The World Cup may be the ultimat…
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