FIFA to rebuild Blatter-era committee system

Key Facts

• • Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 10:48 AM ET REACTIONS FIFA is set to create dozens of new committees and expert panels, reversing a governance reform passed in 2016 when the world football body was in turmoil during corruption scandals.
• FIFA's plan to increase its number of standing committees from seven to 35 -- with the option to let its president Gianni Infantino create and appoint extra panels of experts -- was detailed in a draft update of its legal statutes released late Wednesday.
• Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Creating the new bodies could let FIFA award hundreds of expenses-paid committee seats to football officials worldwide who will vote on the new rules at a May 17 meeting in Thailand.
• The new slate of committees under article 39 of FIFA's statutes being proposed to the next congress on May 17 in Bangkok, Thailand, includes a dedicated "Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Committee."

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