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32 MINUTES OF THE 63 RD FIFA CONGRESS, MAURITIUS 2013 requested by the 2012 FIFA Congress, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), as the custodian of the Laws of the Game since 1886, had begun its own reform process to become more modern, democratic and transparent and would achieve this through wider consultation via a football and technical advisory panel and its transformation into an autonomous legal entity. ******* Chairman of the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) Prof. Mark Pieth began by thanking FIFA for the opportunity to present the IGC’s assessment of the ongoing reform process and acknowledged the intense work that the colleagues from the Task Forces as well as his own colleagues on the IGC had put into the process. He pointed out that the critics of the process had to realise that this was a self-regulatory reform not driven by the host government and that FIFA was a complicated institution, comparing it to a supertanker trying to change its course. In terms of the achievements of the reform process, he said FIFA had been able to give itself a credible independent ethics committee and a new code of ethics and that the fact that their decisions did not always make everybody happy was simply a consequence of their independence, but that they were committed to continuing to do their job with the sole aim of creating and enforcing the highest standards of integrity in the operations of FIFA. Furthermore, he considered it crucial that FIFA had advanced dramatically in those areas where he said it resembled a multinational enterprise, namely by having an independent chairman of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee and an equally independent deputy chairwoman (should the proposed candidate be elected). Prof. Mark Pieth continued by saying that many challenges remained and that the logic of the reform process was not only to create a structure able to deal with the past but to introduce an integrity test equivalent to modern-day standards on due diligence. He said the IGC had continuously suggested having independent members on the Executive Committee in order to dispel any doubts about unsound procedures. In this respect, they were pleased to see that FIFA was placing strong emphasis on integrity with regard to electing and re-electing members through the Executive Committee and comforted to hear that as a transitory measure, the chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee could attend all committee meetings of his choice. He likened FIFA, as a sports governing body, to an intergovernmental organisation, where democracy and transparency were key requirements and said that one of the remaining major challenges for FIFA was transparency in the remuneration of senior officials. He invited the President and the Executive Committee members to be courageous and to take that step and thus send a crucial signal to the member associations, the fans and the wider public that they had nothing to hide. He said it was unfortunate that the Congress would possibly not be able to take the decision on age limits and terms of office as there was a risk that no decision on those points would send out a symbolic message. Prof. Pieth concluded by saying that overall a lot had been achieved and that even if amendments had been made to the Statutes and other texts, the success of the reform process would depend on the concrete implementation and application of the new standards in the future. He recommended a change of culture for FIFA and said it was essential to acknowledge that they were at the beginning rather than at the end of the reform process, before asking the Congress to take the reform process to the next level. *******
MINUTES OF THE 63 RD FIFA CONGRESS, MAURITIUS 2013 33 The President of the Canadian Soccer Association, Victor Montagliani, informed the Congress that his confederation, CONCACAF, through the leadership of its President and FIFA Vice-President Jeffrey Webb, had vigorously started its own reform process and would continue in the relentless pursuit of governance reform within the confederation for the sake of the game. He applauded the President for his leadership in getting the reform process within FIFA under way and urged the members to take a leadership role in undertaking governance reforms in their own football associations, saying that leadership did not only have to flow from the top down, but also from the bottom up and the purpose of leadership was service, not power. Victor Montagliani concluded by highlighting the watershed moment they would all be a part of that day by electing the first female member of the FIFA Executive Committee. On behalf of the confederation, he applauded FIFA for making that moment possible as well as the courage of the women who had stood for election. 13. VOTE ON PROPOSALS for amendments to the FIFA Statutes, Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes and Standing Orders of the Congress Chairman of the Task Force Revision of Statutes Dr Theo Zwanziger began by highlighting the extent to which FIFA and football had evolved since the organisation’s founding in 1904 and said that nowadays, FIFA played an important social role through its development work in youth football and was therefore an important part of society. He said that changes in society and changes in football conditioned each other, making it therefore necessary to be prepared to carry out reform regularly. He emphasised the fact that the Statutes now contained a clear provision on racism to help in the fight against racism and discrimination and also pointed to the inclusion of girls and women in football, which enhanced the sport and was good for society the world over. He said that institutions became more credible when their actions were in sync with their promises, and explained that the current reform process was putting systems in place at various levels which would enable them in future to measure ideals against reality and to keep their objectives and reality close to each other. Dr Theo Zwanziger continued by saying that human beings had strengths and weaknesses and were not infallible. He gave the example of football, where foul play on the pitch was detected by the referees, TV cameras and the spectators and sanctioned accordingly for the sake of fair play and respect. It was more difficult, however, to achieve that with people in official positions within football and for that reason, it was vital for everyone working in football to stand up for and comply with their common aims and objectives regarding ethical behaviour. He said that with this aim in mind, FIFA had devised an integrity check to ensure that candidates had a clear record and shared FIFA’s ethical values before they took up their positions within football. In relation to investigating and sanctioning possible violations committed by officials, he stressed that the reform process had enabled FIFA to put independent people in charge of these processes so that the organisation achieved greater credibility. He told the members that it had been the correct decision to submit the decision on the hosts of the World Cup to the vote of the Congress and explained that the new procedure, consisting of a tender, the establishment of specifications for the assessment of the quality of the bids, and the preparation of a shortlist by the FIFA Executive Committee to be presented to the Congress, would create greater transparency in that area. With regard to the Audit and Compliance Committee’s additional tasks of overseeing remuneration and benefits, he concurred that
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