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"Mr President, when is a resignation not a resignation? When it is Sepp Blatter’s. I am disappointed that he will continue to run FIFA until December. For decades we have heard rumours of bribery and corruption at FIFA and yet this man, who has stated that he is more important than many Heads of State, will still be at the helm and will have a major influence in choosing his successor.
Therefore I have little confidence that any reform at FIFA will actually happen. The Commission has to take urgent action. FIFA is subject to our regulatory rules. We cannot just abdicate our responsibility and leave it to the US again. The reform that is urgently needed is greater transparency in accounting, an independent audit of the last 10 years, and the adoption of watertight procedures to tackle corruption. We should question why FIFA is established in Switzerland. It cannot just be for tax reasons, can it?
If FIFA does not reform, UEFA needs to take action, supported by all the Member States – unlike Blatter’s latest re-election bid: when UEFA called for a vote against him, big Member States like France and Spain refused. I am sure it is nothing to do with the Qatari investments in their country. Is that why they are silent on the 1 200 migrant workers who have lost their lives on the World Cup construction sites in Qatar? For all that we endeavour to raise the profile of the game of football, what we have here is the top body setting the worst possible example, especially for aspiring young footballers."@en1
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