Blatter and FIFA Presidential Re-election
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What next for FIFA?
To me, there are some fundamental changes needed before we care who gets the top job, otherwise the next person could ultimately replicate Blatter's mess.
Firstly, the maximum number of presidential terms in office should be two or maybe three.
Secondly, football needs to be run by those nations who are best at it and have a history/reputation. Whilst I have nothing against Vanuatu or the Turks & Caicos, it is ridiculous that they have the same voting power as Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, and dare I say it England.
Third, the whole process of worldwide football administration needs to be transparent and run as a public company.
Fourth, the whole practicalities of Qatar need to be revisited. Too many workers are dying, and some players may be at risk if it goes ahead, so something needs to give. As far as Russia goes, it's too near and too sensitive to revisit in practical terms, so is bound to go ahead as it is a far more sensible option than Qatar ever was.
Now I'm not clever enough to say how 2 and 3 are achieved, but these things should be the terms of reference of an overhaul of FIFA before we worry about who the figurehead is...
To me, there are some fundamental changes needed before we care who gets the top job, otherwise the next person could ultimately replicate Blatter's mess.
Firstly, the maximum number of presidential terms in office should be two or maybe three.
Secondly, football needs to be run by those nations who are best at it and have a history/reputation. Whilst I have nothing against Vanuatu or the Turks & Caicos, it is ridiculous that they have the same voting power as Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, and dare I say it England.
Third, the whole process of worldwide football administration needs to be transparent and run as a public company.
Fourth, the whole practicalities of Qatar need to be revisited. Too many workers are dying, and some players may be at risk if it goes ahead, so something needs to give. As far as Russia goes, it's too near and too sensitive to revisit in practical terms, so is bound to go ahead as it is a far more sensible option than Qatar ever was.
Now I'm not clever enough to say how 2 and 3 are achieved, but these things should be the terms of reference of an overhaul of FIFA before we worry about who the figurehead is...
Le Pop said:
What next for FIFA?
To me, there are some fundamental changes needed before we care who gets the top job, otherwise the next person could ultimately replicate Blatter's mess.
Firstly, the maximum number of presidential terms in office should be two or maybe three.
Secondly, football needs to be run by those nations who are best at it and have a history/reputation. Whilst I have nothing against Vanuatu or the Turks & Caicos, it is ridiculous that they have the same voting power as Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, and dare I say it England.
Third, the whole process of worldwide football administration needs to be transparent and run as a public company.
Fourth, the whole practicalities of Qatar need to be revisited. Too many workers are dying, and some players may be at risk if it goes ahead, so something needs to give. As far as Russia goes, it's too near and too sensitive to revisit in practical terms, so is bound to go ahead as it is a far more sensible option than Qatar ever was.
Now I'm not clever enough to say how 2 and 3 are achieved, but these things should be the terms of reference of an overhaul of FIFA before we worry about who the figurehead is...
1. Most likeliest of reform being achieved successfully.To me, there are some fundamental changes needed before we care who gets the top job, otherwise the next person could ultimately replicate Blatter's mess.
Firstly, the maximum number of presidential terms in office should be two or maybe three.
Secondly, football needs to be run by those nations who are best at it and have a history/reputation. Whilst I have nothing against Vanuatu or the Turks & Caicos, it is ridiculous that they have the same voting power as Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, and dare I say it England.
Third, the whole process of worldwide football administration needs to be transparent and run as a public company.
Fourth, the whole practicalities of Qatar need to be revisited. Too many workers are dying, and some players may be at risk if it goes ahead, so something needs to give. As far as Russia goes, it's too near and too sensitive to revisit in practical terms, so is bound to go ahead as it is a far more sensible option than Qatar ever was.
Now I'm not clever enough to say how 2 and 3 are achieved, but these things should be the terms of reference of an overhaul of FIFA before we worry about who the figurehead is...
2. That was how it was in Englishman's Stanley Rous era. It was regarded as elitist and favouring the Europeans. Joaa Havelange took over and modernized the game but endemic corruption. Havelange took over in 1974 and in that World Cup Zaire were a joke who did not understand the rules of the game but today Africa has become a conveyor belt of footballing talent.
Brazil has great history but reputation? They are poor administrators of their own country and as bad as FIFA.
3. Can't argue with that.
4. It's just another country staging a WC. The tragedies will ignored more or less during those few weeks of the WC, as with Brazil. Qatar is rich enough not to be bothered having white elephant stadiums, Brazil and S. Africa have top class stadiums that are next to useless.
Someone at FIFA has published a dossier rubbishing Platini.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/99528...
Who would want to do a thing like that?
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/99528...
Who would want to do a thing like that?
Is there another, more active thread on FIFA?
Just saw this on the news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34282632?ns...
A FIFA official, a V-P no less, is to be extradited to the U.S. An old bloke who may not see freedom again.
Just saw this on the news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34282632?ns...
A FIFA official, a V-P no less, is to be extradited to the U.S. An old bloke who may not see freedom again.
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