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Examining Governance in Sports
Les Murray Bonita Mersiades
2011ANNU
AL
CONFERENCE
28TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
2011
Focussed on the main gameBonita Mersiades6 December 2011
The ‘Football Family’
• 208 member associations• 6 confederations
– CAF (53), UEFA (53), CONCACAF (35), CONMEBOL (10), Oceania (11), AFC (46)
• Congress– comprised of 208 members & ExCo
• Executive Committee (ExCo)– 24 members
Football
• Biggest single sport in the world– 265 million players– 3.5 billion fans
• FIFA 2010– turnover: US$1.3 billion– surplus: $202 million– reserves: $1.3 billion – average salary: $192,000– ExCo bonuses: $32 million
How FIFA should be
1. appropriate, equitable and inclusive representation of the game’s stakeholders
2. transparent and accountable decision-making3. best practice management systems4. compliance with the rule of law, and5. accountability of leadership.
The ballot paper
PlatiniPlayer, V1 Player, V2
Clive and Frank
A third country
It’s not new! Key players
• Andrew Jennings/BBC – British investigative media
• ISL – FIFA’s former marketing agency• IOC – International Olympic Committee• Joao Havelange – former President of FIFA (for
24 years) & still Honorary President• Infront – FIFA’s new marketing agency• Philippe Blatter – involved with ISL and Infront
Bilateral arrangements?
FIFA development grant meeting
FIFA development monies, 2007-2010
• Confederations: $60m• Member Associations: $353m• Africa: $71m• GOAL program: $120m• Oceania/Asia/Caribbean: $53m• ‘Other’: $137m
Not the Three Amigos
Leadership
Blatter
• “To leave the organisation – this would be totally unfair, and is not compatible with my fighting spirit, my character, my energy and my personal commitment to football.”
ExCo rogues
Suspended or banned• Amos Adamu• Reynald Temarii• Mohamed Bin HammamDeparted• Jack Warner• Joao Havelange*IOC – Thursday• Issa Hayatou
Under possible investigation• Worawi Makudi• Hany Abu Rida• Manilal Fernando• Ricardo Teixeira• Chuck BlazerNamed in ISL documents• Nicolas Leoz• Sepp Blatter?????
* Honorary President of FIFA, not on ExCo
@ChangeFIFA – worldwide movement