FIFA: Reform "does not address the lack of proper and meaningful stakeholder participation" (ECA)

"The creation of a football stakeholders' committee does not address the lack of proper and meaningful stakeholder participation in FIFA's decision-making process," stated the ECA on 04/12/2015.

The FIFA Executive Committee approved the report of the FIFA 2016 Reform Committee on 03/12/2015. The report, to be submitted to a vote of the FIFA Congress on 26/02/2016, provides for the establishment of a committee for football players made up of representatives of key stakeholders of football, such as players and clubs.

"ECA had misgivings towards the manner in which FIFA managed this reform process, but agreed to give FIFA the benefit of the doubt believing that it was serious in its attempt to modernise the governance of world football. However, given the recommendations that have now been presented, ECA was right to believe that a reform process led from within is unable to deliver a sustainable governance model, which is fit for the 21^st century," stated the Association of European football clubs on 04/12/2015.

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