FIFA President Gianni Infantino explained to the members of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group the eleven reforms introduced to prevent this scourge in football and has offered FIFA as a partner to help governments in this fight.
Infantino – FIFA reports in a statement – had been invited to speak about the fight against corruption in sport and shared “the lessons learned by the new FIFA through its reforms after 2016, as well as as a result of the corruption scandal that brought down the previous government team“.
The president outlined, in this matter, the path traveled by FIFA in the first five years of his mandate and listed eleven key reforms designed “to tackle corruption, to regain accountability in FIFA and more generally in football, and for safeguard the integrity of football and, of course, from FIFA. “
The reforms are carried out in a transparent World Cup bidding process from FIFA; the separation of political and executive powers; the mandate limitation and the control of the eligibility of the elected offices; the transparency of finances and remuneration; a transparent and centrally supervised transfer system. Also a investment in football development audited and accountable, which includes a fivefold increase in investment (USD 1.8 billion) compared to the past; internal and external compliance supervised by an independent Audit and Compliance Committee; judicial bodies guided by a new FIFA Code of Ethics; strict bidding processes for transparent contracting; the promotion of women to decision-making positions, and protection of human rights, minors and children in sport.
Infantino expressed FIFA's desire to establish partnership frameworks with G20 members and pointed to the power of soccer to help fight corruption. “It is crucial that the G20 take an interest in these issues and set a clear political direction, because soccer is much more than a sport. Sport in general is of great importance to our society, economically and socially, but also in terms of education. We are here to offer our collaboration, we are here to offer to do our part as players of a world team that fights corruption“, he claimed.