FIFA: "More work needs to be done, but we are proud of the achievements to date" (Gianni Infantino)

"More work needs to be done as we make FIFA a stronger organisation and implement reforms approved by Congress, but we are proud of the achievements to date," said Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, on 13/10/2016.

Elected on 26/02/2016, Gianni Infantino "briefed the FIFA Council this week on the concrete steps the FIFA administration has taken to address pre-existing concerns regarding governance and financial controls at the organisation," stated the international federation on 13/10/2016.

The president said "a number of initiatives have been completed, while others are underway, in three areas related to the FIFA World Cups - ticketing, the local organising committee structure for the delivery of events, and the bidding process for host countries - as well as the processes by which FIFA contracts its commercial partners and distributes football development funds to member associations," added FIFA.

"(Gianni Infantino) further detailed the work that the FIFA administration had carried out on football matters, notably increasing the amount of development money being invested in the…