Examining Governance in Sports

Les Murray Bonita Mersiades

2011ANNU

AL

CONFERENCE

28TH ANNUAL

CONFERENCE

2011

Focussed on the main gameBonita Mersiades6 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

1. appropriate, equitable and inclusive representation of the game’s stakeholders

2. transparent and accountable decision-making3. best practice management systems4. compliance with the rule of law, and5. accountability of leadership.

The ballot paper

PlatiniPlayer, V1 Player, V2

Clive and Frank

A third country

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

Bilateral arrangements?

FIFA development grant meeting

FIFA development monies, 2007-2010

• Confederations: $60m• Member Associations: $353m• Africa: $71m• GOAL program: $120m• Oceania/Asia/Caribbean: $53m• ‘Other’: $137m

Not the Three Amigos

Leadership

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• Amos Adamu• Reynald Temarii• Mohamed Bin HammamDeparted• Jack Warner• Joao Havelange*IOC – Thursday• Issa Hayatou

Under possible investigation• Worawi Makudi• Hany Abu Rida• Manilal Fernando• Ricardo Teixeira• Chuck BlazerNamed in ISL documents• Nicolas Leoz• Sepp Blatter?????

* Honorary President of FIFA, not on ExCo

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