The top leagues in England, Italy, Germany and Spain have issued a joint-statement demanding governance reform at FIFA, amid Gianni Infantino‘s bid to be re-elected as president in 2027.
The joint-statement read: “Football’s longstanding foundations have, in recent years, been threatened by a fundamental governance problem, whereby FIFA’s president has actively promoted exploitative ideas rather than safeguarding against them.
“And while football’s stakeholders ultimately forced the withdrawal of the FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme, the conditions that led to FFE remain.
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“The FIFA President has now acknowledged the need for reform, but it is not enough for surface-level, process changes to be explored in the aftermath of –FFE fundamental governance reform is essential to restore clear constitutional boundaries within FIFA, including confidence that individual disciplinary matters remain demonstrably insulated from political interference.
“The future of FIFA matters to everyone who cares about football, because our sport cannot grow globally if its foundations are undermined.
“FIFA’s governance problem goes far beyond the role of one individual.
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“The wider question is whether FIFA’s president should simultaneously wield such regulatory, commercial and political power without effective checks and balances, including the agreement of affected stakeholders.
More than a decade ago, following criminal proceedings involving senior football officials, FIFA’s own reform process sought to address these issues — yet, once again, football has suffered one of the biggest abuses of power in FIFA’s history.”
