FIFA: the 2016 Activity Report

"We can now objectively say that 2016 will have changed the history of FIFA," said Gianni Infantino, president of the international federation, in the introduction to the FIFA Activity Report 2016, unanimously approved by the 67^th FIFA Congress in Manama (Bahrain) on 11/05/2017.

"The 2016 edition explores the full range of work that the administration of FIFA and the global football community has conducted around the world in 2016, in governance, competitions, football development, and of course documents the reform process," stated FIFA on 11/05/2017.

Access the interactive report: FIFA Activity Report 2016 

FIFA Activity Report 2016: the key points

• ELECTION: Gianni Infantino is elected as the ninth FIFA President by the Extraordinary Congress.
• "REFORMS: New FIFA Statutes are approved: a much-needed governance overhaul in football administration
• FIFA FORWARD: The ground-breaking programme more than triples FIFA’s financial support to member associations for football development.
• ADMINISTRATION: In May, Fatma Samoura becomes the first woman to be appointed FIFA Secretary…