00:00What if FIFA were subject to intervention by the European Union?
00:04This is one of the suggestions from the British NGO Fair Square.
00:07She works in human rights, primarily defending migrant workers worldwide.
00:14but also in favor of the governance of sports entities due to the impact they have on society,
00:21It's worth remembering that FIFA is the largest sports organization on the planet, with 211 member countries.
00:28What does Fair Square stand for?
00:30She argues that FIFA needs a very large structural change.
00:34And this won't be possible through internal changes alone.
00:39The argument is that the 211 federations receive too much money from FIFA.
00:44And it will be difficult for them to move against this system.
00:48So, what does Fair Square suggest?
00:50The organization's director, Nick McFeehan, gave an interview to Lance.
00:56He suggests a political intervention.
00:58He suggested the European Union, he reminded them that the European Union, the EU,
01:02She has a very rigid protocol, a very rigid organizational structure in relation to, for example,
01:07Big tech companies that operate in Europe, even though they are not European.
01:12So, he believes he is a very strong political player who can help change FIFA's governance.
01:21He calls for political actors, as well as the associations themselves, to speak out more forcefully.
01:27Regarding Infantino's genius, he recalls that the NGO, Fair Square, has already filed three lawsuits against him.
01:36Infantino.
01:36Last December, he filed a complaint with FIFA's ethics committee regarding the peace prize that...
01:42Infantino handed it over to Donald Trump.
01:44In the organization's assessment, this would constitute a political act.
01:49He did the same thing with the International Olympic Committee in July, noting that FIFA is linked to the IOC.
01:55But the COE also said it wouldn't get into that issue.
01:59And now, more recently, this week, Fair Square has contacted FIFA's governance committee.
02:06because they believe Infantino can no longer run for president.
02:10It's worth remembering that Infantino took over FIFA in 2016 and has therefore been at the head of the organization for 10 years.
02:17FIFA statutes only allow for 13 terms, so if he is elected in the election next March,
02:25She would be fourth in Fair Square's assessment, but, according to Infantino, the first term doesn't count.
02:31Because it would have been an interim mandate.
02:33Well, remember that anyone who wants to run for FIFA president has until November 18th to register their candidacy.
02:41UEFA is looking to form an opposition group to Infantino, perhaps.
02:47a coalition with CONCACAF North America, which also opposes the FIFA president,
02:55It also needs votes from countries in the Asian Federation, and perhaps from Africa.
03:00Well, we'll have news about all of this over the next few weeks, and you, of course, can follow everything here on [website/platform name].
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