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28 TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011. 2011 Annual Conference. Examining Governance in Sports Les Murray Bonita Mersiades. Focussed on the main game Bonita Mersiades 6 December 2011. The ‘Football Family’. 208 member associations 6 confederations
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28THANNUAL CONFERENCE2011 2011Annual Conference Examining Governance in Sports Les Murray Bonita Mersiades
Focussed on the main game Bonita Mersiades 6 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 • appropriate, equitable and inclusive representation of the game’s stakeholders • transparent and accountable decision-making • best practice management systems • compliance with the rule of law, and • accountability of leadership.
Platini Player, V1 Player, V2
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
FIFA development monies, 2007-2010 • Confederations: $60m • Member Associations: $353m • Africa: $71m • GOAL program: $120m • Oceania/Asia/Caribbean: $53m • ‘Other’: $137m
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 Under possible investigation Worawi Makudi Hany Abu Rida Manilal Fernando Ricardo Teixeira Chuck Blazer Named in ISL documents Nicolas Leoz Sepp Blatter????? • Amos Adamu • Reynald Temarii • Mohamed Bin Hammam Departed • Jack Warner • Joao Havelange* IOC – Thursday • Issa Hayatou * Honorary President of FIFA, not on ExCo