Fifa appoints a woman, fatma samoura, as secretary general. Most of the time, this can be explained by the historical context. Annual report 2012 04 2012 results 04 interview with vitaly mutko, chairman of the 2018 fifa world. Chuck blazer simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gyorgy szepesi was fifa executive committee chairman from 1982 to 1994. Bid committee 11 december 2009 signature of the bidding agreement 14 may 2010 submission of the bidding documents to fifa 30 august fifa inspection visit to 2 september 2010 spain and portugal 2 december 2010 appointment by the fifa executive committee of the host countries for the 2018 fifa world cup and the 2022 fifa world cup 2. Lessons for the corporate world 2015 acfe asiapacific fraud conference 2015 3 notes bribers and not bribe recipients. The fifa council formerly the fifa executive committee is an institution of fifa the governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer. He was a fifa executive committee member from 1996 to 20, the concacaf general secretary from 1990 until 2011, and executive vice president of the u. Governance models across football associations and leagues cies. He held a number of high level positions before becoming a government informant on widespread corruption within organized soccer in 20, blazer admitted to conspiring with other fifa executive committee members to accept bribes with the failed bid of morocco and. Lb stated that the discussion on this matter should consider different options.
Chuck blazer is the general secretary of concacaf, the regional confederation that includes the united states. Fifa congress, including members of the executive committee, at a fivestar hotel in zurich. In the past members of the executive committee had been scattered all around the standing committees. Fifa has since opened an internal inquiry into the matter, and a revote on the 2022 world cup remains a possibility if the allegations are proven. Additionally, fifa is an association called a verein, which is registered under swiss law. Then on october 8 blatter received a 90day suspension from the organizations ethics committee, in company with valcke and michel platini president of the european confederation uefa, who had been considered a strong candidate for the fifa presidency. Terms referring to natural persons are applicable to both genders. The 2006 fifa world cup organizing committee german.
The fifa exco met for the final time on 18 march 2016. Fifa council formerly called the fifa executive committee and chaired by the president is the main decisionmaking body of the organization in the intervals of congress. Goal, for projects such as building new fields or association headquarters, and the financial. Blazer died of colorectal cancer on july 12, 2017 in a hospital in new jersey at the age of 72. Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in april 1988. In 2010, fifa awarded the world cups to russia and qatar. But there is a bigger story to be told than individual acts of malfeasance.
Fifa official proposes reforms to its executive committee domenico scala, the independent chairman of fifas audit and compliance committee, at. This proposal was supported by the fifa disciplinary committee and presented to the fifa executive committee, following which the ifab was informally informed that the ifab should continue the debate and look at alternative solutions. Under infantinos system, however, comparatively few members of the expanded fifa council have been allotted to the committees. It comprises the uefa president and 16 other members, including at least one female, elected by a uefa congress, as well as two. Blazer was the secondhighest official in the north american and caribbean football confederation from 1990 to 2011, and served on. Dec 02, 2019 the uefa executive committee is uefas supreme executive body. It is the main decisionmaking body of the organization in the intervals of fifa congress. Football association fifa, the university of neuchatel and the town and state of. Much worse is stark evidence of fifas open hostility to any such changes in the fifa culture, a culture of corruption that includes its president, executive committee, continental confederations and individual members. Fifas independent ethics committee has called on world footballs governing body to allow it to be more transparent, making its investigations public and publishing the reasons for its. This committee is led by the president himself and it is made up of 25 members including the 8 vice presidents. The association was founded in geneva on 18 june 1932, two years after the sport was officially recognised by the international olympic committee ioc.
It is the first sentence in the report of the 2016 fifa reform committee produced by a group. Nsekera will then become the first female to serve on the executive committee in fifas 108year history. F rom 1996 to 20, one of the members of the executive committee of fifa, the body that runs world football, was an american businessman and former manufacturer of smileyface badges called chuck. The executive committee, with the president as its head, is responsible for deciding the dates, locations and format of tournaments. Fifa, footballs world governing body, has been engulfed by claims of widespread corruption since swiss police raided a luxury hotel in zurich and. Draft submitted to the fifa executive committee on 24 february 2016 contents. The fifa council is a nonexecutive, supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for fifa and global football. Fifa executive committee been kept quiet for so many years because players cannot afford continuous legal battles and court fees, and russian football team owners have been paying off certain individuals to ensure secrecy.
How to use the handbook the handbook for technical directors is currently available in printed format or in a printable electronic format pdf. The 2018 fifa club world cup officially known as the fifa club world cup uae 2018 presented by alibaba cloud for sponsorship reasons was the 15th edition of the fifa club world cup, a fifa organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nations league champions. The 2018 fifa club world cup officially known as the fifa club world cup uae 2018 presented by alibaba cloud for sponsorship reasons was the 15th edition of the fifa club world cup, a fifaorganised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nations league champions. However, minutes from an aspire meeting hinted at indecision over the nigeria project because it was unclear how it would be politically useful for fifa executive committee member amos adamu. How qatar used its youth soccer academy to influence the. On 2 december 2010, the fifa executive committee designated the football. With this scandal beginning to come to light, it is up to the fifa executive committee to decide their next actions. However five of the presidents of the six regional confederations have been appointed as committee chairman. The fifa executive committee approved the 2018 fifa world cup russia team of 11 host cities and 12 stadiums, namely. Any term in the singular applies to the plural and viceversa. It means that fifas senior vice president issa hayatou of. Dec 21, 2015 fifa, footballs world governing body, has been engulfed by claims of widespread corruption since swiss police raided a luxury hotel in zurich and arrested seven of its top executives. Executive committee member amos adamu, in the months prior to the vote for world cup host. This committee deals with matters requiring urgent attention from fifa.
Jul, 2017 chuck blazer, the former fifa executive committee member who pleaded guilty to racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering, has died, his lawyers said on wednesday. May 27, 2015 the guilty pleas of the four individual and two corporate defendants that were also unsealed today include the guilty pleas of charles blazer, the longserving former general secretary of concacaf and former u. It is one of the worlds oldest and largest ngos, being founded on 21 may 1904. Home of fifa 30 october 2007 the fifa executive committee decides which member association will host the 2014 fifa world cup the staging of the fifa world cup is a formidable challenge for any country. Fifa puts executive board on world cup organising body reuters. Jul 16, 2015 fifas independent ethics committee has called on world footballs governing body to allow it to be more transparent, making its investigations public and publishing the reasons for its decisions. The true national value of the 2010 fifa world cup is yet to be tasted, and will be experienced in many. Substitutions are generally made to replace a player who has become tired or injured, or who is performing poorly, or for tactical reasons such as bringing a striker on in place of a defender. Lydia nsekera honoured by fifa executive committee role.
The uefa executive committee is uefas supreme executive body. In april 19, 20, he was elected to a fouryear term on the fifa council. Argentina, czechoslovakia, greece, italy, latvia, portugal, romania and switzerland. The fifa executive committee approved the 2018 fifa world cup russia team of 11 host cities and 12. Also, there are six regional confederations recognized by fifa which take care of the game in the seven different continents of the world. Five years ago today, fifas executive committee voted for russia to host the 2018 world cup and qatar to host the 2022 tournament. Unlike some sports such as american football, ice hockey or. Three fifa executive committee members under investigation. He is also the only american on fifas powerful 24man executive committee a member since 1996, which recently awarded the 2018 and 2022 world cups to russia and qatar.
Here, martyn ziegler looks what has happened to the 22 men who. In march 2014, he was unanimously reelected to a record third fouryear term as ussf president. Sep 11, 2015 fifa official proposes reforms to its executive committee domenico scala, the independent chairman of fifas audit and compliance committee, at the groups headquarters. Chuck blazer, the former fifa executive committee member who pleaded guilty to racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering, has died, his lawyers said on wednesday. Fifa president sepp blatter has admitted that there is a ground swell of popular support to rehold the 2022 vote won by qatar. Organisationkomitee, ok organized the world cup in germany. In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. History, members and committees nigerian infopedia.
Prior to his election, cameroonian issa hayatou was acting president after the impeachment of sepp blatter on 8 october 2015, which. Fifas executive committee took the first concrete step toward a set of sweeping reforms that would see the imposition of a 12year term limit on the fifa president and an age limit of 74 for. It was held from 8 june to 8 july 1990 in italy, the second country to host the event twice the first being mexico in 1986. Committee 11 december 2009 signature of the bidding agreement 14 may 2010 submission of the bidding documents to fifa 17 september 2010 fifa inspection visit to qatar 2 december 2010 appointment by the fifa executive committee of the host countries for the 2018 fifa world cup and the 2022 fifa world cup 2.
The various fifa officials are generally alleged to be bribe recipients. Blatter, who had led fifa since 1998, stood down last year and was later suspended from football for six years for breaching ethics guidelines infantino is a 45yearold lawyer from brig in the. Angel maria villar llona, of spain, michel dhooghe, of belgium, and thailands worawi makudi are among those being investigated for possible ethics code breaches, sources close to. It is this body that decides which nation country will host the world cup. Dec 15, 2010 chuck blazer is the general secretary of concacaf, the regional confederation that includes the united states. Brazil started its preparations in 2003 as soon as fifa s executive committee confirmed that south america would organise the 2014.
The fifa statutes provide a clear separation between strategic and oversight functions on the one hand and executive, operational and administrative functions on the other. Evaluation reports on the bids for the 2018 and 2022 fifa. Dec 02, 2015 five years ago today, fifa s executive committee voted for russia to host the 2018 world cup and qatar to host the 2022 tournament. Five years ago on wednesday, fifa s executive committee voted to let russia host the 2018 world cup and qatar host the 2022 tournament. Fifas ethics committee calls for more transparency during. The president of fifa is sepp blatter who is now in his fourth term, having been reelected unopposed on the 1st june. Presidents daniel burley woolfall, rodolphe seeldrayers and arthur drewry died during their term in office the current president is swissitalian gianni infantino, elected on 26 february 2016 during an extraordinary session of the fifa congress. Books and articles have addressed the history of fifa from various. Inspection group report for the 2010 fifa world cup. The staging of the fifa world cup is a formidable challenge for any country. Charles gordon chuck blazer april 26, 1945 july 12, 2017 was an american former soccer administrator. May 14, 2016 fifa, which did not appoint a woman to its ruling executive committee until 20, had long been criticized as a mens club with little regard for including womens voices.
Five years ago on wednesday, fifas executive committee voted to let russia host the 2018 world cup and qatar host the 2022 tournament. Fifas white elephants warning after morocco bid criticism. It has since expanded to include 211 member associations. Fifa said danny jordaan, chief executive of south africas organising committee for the 2010 world cup, and alexei sorokin, head of the russian 2018 organising committee, would also be involved. Can sas fifa world cup 2010 committee be held liable. Fifa official proposes reforms to its executive committee. Jose hawilla, the owner and founder of the traffic group, a multinational sports. President of ok was franz beckenbauer, who also acted as the official representative and chairman of the german world cup bid. Nine fifa officials and five corporate executives indicted. It has been conceived as a practical tool that can be consulted when necessary thanks to an easy reference table.
Fifa, which did not appoint a woman to its ruling executive committee until 20, had long been criticized as a mens club with little regard for including womens voices. The 1990 fifa world cup was the 14th fifa world cup. Former directors on the board of the 2010 world cup organising committee and the south african football association safa executive committee are sure to be sweating somewhat now that allegations. Angel maria villar llona, of spain, michel dhooghe, of belgium, and thailands worawi makudi are among those being investigated for possible ethics code breaches, sources close to world governing. The current president is swissitalian gianni infantino, elected on 26 february 2016 during an extraordinary session of the fifa congress. However, minutes from an aspire meeting hinted at indecision over the nigeria project because it was unclear how it would be politically useful for fifa. The guilty pleas of the four individual and two corporate defendants that were also unsealed today include the guilty pleas of charles blazer, the longserving former general secretary of concacaf and former u. Just as clear is the current total absence of any semblance of such governance standards at fifa. The handbook for technical directors is currently available in printed format or in a printable electronic format pdf. The council is a non executive, supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for fifa and global. Fifa puts executive board on world cup organising body. Stakeholders representation in league executive committees.
The council is a nonexecutive, supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for fifa and. President of ok was franz beckenbauer, who also acted as the official representative and chairman of the german world cup bid first vice president and vice president of the world cup committee was horst r. May 24, 2017 f rom 1996 to 20, one of the members of the executive committee of fifa, the body that runs world football, was an american businessman and former manufacturer of smileyface badges called chuck. The fifa world cup is a fifa event embodied in the fifa statutes. On december 21 the same committee imposed an eightyear suspension on both blatter and. It was an unprecedented meeting in the history of the global fan movement, given the standing of the participants. Mar 28, 2012 fifa said danny jordaan, chief executive of south africas organising committee for the 2010 world cup, and alexei sorokin, head of the russian 2018 organising committee, would also be involved. Fifa simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan 15, 2016 just as clear is the current total absence of any semblance of such governance standards at fifa.
906 634 471 1010 613 446 1025 314 1527 1369 294 237 135 1404 1292 1174 1556 878 963 1486 749 1213 536 772 1164 287 665 929