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href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> Council</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:FIFA_Logo_(2010).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/FIFA_Logo_%282010%29.svg/220px-FIFA_Logo_%282010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/FIFA_Logo_%282010%29.svg/330px-FIFA_Logo_%282010%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/FIFA_Logo_%282010%29.svg/440px-FIFA_Logo_%282010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="168" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich">Zürich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data">English, French, Spanish, German</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Secretary General</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mattias_Grafstr%C3%B6m" title="Mattias Grafström">Mattias Grafström</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino">Gianni Infantino</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Senior Vice President</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salman_Bin_Ibrahim_Al-Khalifa" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa">Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council">www<wbr />.fifa<wbr />.com<wbr />/about-fifa<wbr />/organisation<wbr />/fifa-council</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Formerly called</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">FIFA Executive Committee</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>FIFA Council</b> (formerly the <b>FIFA Executive Committee</b>) is an institution of <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> (the governing body of <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">futsal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beach_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Beach football">beach football</a>). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress">FIFA Congress</a>. Its members are elected by the FIFA Congress. The council is a non-executive, supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for FIFA and global football. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_FIFA_Council">New FIFA Council</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_Council&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: New FIFA Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2016_FIFA_Extraordinary_Congress" title="2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress">2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress</a>, FIFA announced that a new set of statutes would come into force. These changes have seen the FIFA Executive Committee changed, to become the FIFA Council, with a new structure, and more power. It is led by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_FIFA" title="List of presidents of FIFA">President of FIFA</a>. It has also been announced that the Secretary General will now report to the council, and will work with a Chief Compliance Officer, who monitors the organisation in their work. All existing members of the committee remained in role until their respective positions faced re-election at their respective confederations. The new members of the FIFA Council came into force on 30 September 2016. There is a total of 37 new members on the council. It came into force before the 2016 Ordinary FIFA congress.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new council will be made up of the following individuals: </p> <ul><li>The President</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>: one vice-president and four members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>: one vice-president and six members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>: three vice-presidents and six members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a>: one vice-president and six members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>: one vice-president and four members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>: one vice-president and two members</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_Council&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF">FIFA Council composition </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><b>President</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino">Gianni Infantino</a><br /><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span>Switzerland / <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span>Italy</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><b>Vice Presidents</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>AFC<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Asia)</span> </th> <th>UEFA<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Europe)</span> </th> <th>CAF<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Africa)</span> </th> <th>CONCACAF<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(North America)</span> </th> <th>CONMEBOL<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(South America)</span> </th> <th>OFC<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Oceania)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Salman_Bin_Ibrahim_Al-Khalifa" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa">Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Bahrain<br /><b>Senior</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Aleksander_%C4%8Ceferin" title="Aleksander Čeferin">Aleksander Čeferin</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Slovenia </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Patrice_Motsepe" title="Patrice Motsepe">Patrice Motsepe</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>South Africa </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Montagliani" title="Victor Montagliani">Victor Montagliani</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Canada </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Dominguez_(football_executive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alejandro Dominguez (football executive)">Alejandro Domínguez</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span>Paraguay </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Lambert_Maltock" title="Lambert Maltock">Lambert Maltock</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/46px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span>Vanuatu </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor_Cs%C3%A1nyi_(banker)" title="Sándor Csányi (banker)">Sándor Csányi</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Hungary </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Hewitt" title="Debbie Hewitt">Debbie Hewitt</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span>England </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><b>Members</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>AFC<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Asia)</span> </th> <th>UEFA<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Europe)</span> </th> <th>CAF<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Africa)</span> </th> <th>CONCACAF<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(North America)</span> </th> <th>CONMEBOL<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(South America)</span> </th> <th>OFC<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Oceania)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Hamad_Bin_Khalifa_Bin_Ahmed_Al-Thani" title="Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani">Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span> </span>Qatar </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Evelina_Christillin" title="Evelina Christillin">Evelina Christillin</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span>Italy </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Hany_Abo_Rida" title="Hany Abo Rida">Hany Abo Rida</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Egypt </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sonia_Bien-Aime" title="Sonia Bien-Aime">Sonia Bien-Aime</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Turks and Caicos Islands </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Jesur%C3%BAn" title="Ramón Jesurún">Ramón Jesurún</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Colombia </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Patel" title="Rajesh Patel">Rajesh Patel</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Fiji </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yasser_Al_Misehal" title="Yasser Al Misehal">Yasser Al Misehal</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Saudi Arabia </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Bernd_Neuendorf" title="Bernd Neuendorf">Bernd Neuendorf</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Germany </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Fouzi_Lekjaa" title="Fouzi Lekjaa">Fouzi Lekjaa</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Morocco </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rodolfo_Villalobos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rodolfo Villalobos (page does not exist)">Rodolfo Villalobos</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Costa Rica </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Maria_Sol_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Maria Sol Muñoz">Maria Sol Muñoz</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></span></span> </span>Ecuador </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Johanna_Wood" title="Johanna Wood">Johanna Wood</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, 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Koumas">Giorgos Koumas</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span>Cyprus </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Mamoutou_Tour%C3%A9" title="Mamoutou Touré">Mamoutou Touré</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Mali </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yon_de_Luisa" title="Yon de Luisa">Yon de Luisa</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span>Mexico </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ednaldo_Rodrigues" title="Ednaldo Rodrigues">Ednaldo Rodrigues</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span>Brazil </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4" style="background: #ececec"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Kanya Keomany<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Laos </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Gomes_(football_administrator)" title="Fernando Gomes (football administrator)">Fernando Gomes</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span>Portugal </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Amaju_Pinnick" title="Amaju Pinnick">Amaju Pinnick</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Nigeria </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Luis_Hern%C3%A1ndez_(Cuba)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luis Hernández (Cuba)">Luis Hernandez</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Cuba </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ignacio_Alonso" title="Ignacio Alonso">Ignacio Alonso</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span>Uruguay </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Datuk <a href="/wiki/Haji_Hamidin_Bin_Haji_Mohd_Amin" class="mw-redirect" title="Haji Hamidin Bin Haji Mohd Amin">Haji Hamidin Bin Haji Mohd Amin</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Malaysia </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Dejan_Savi%C4%87evi%C4%87" title="Dejan Savićević">Dejan Savićević</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Montenegro </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Mathurin_de_Chacus" title="Mathurin de Chacus">Mathurin de Chacus</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/35px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/45px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Benin </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ececec"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Kozo_Tashima" title="Kozo Tashima">Kozo Tashima</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Japan </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/R%C4%83zvan_Burleanu" title="Răzvan Burleanu">Răzvan Burleanu</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span>Romania </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Isha_Johansen" title="Isha Johansen">Isha Johansen</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg/45px-Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Sierra Leone </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><b>Secretary General</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="6"><br /><a href="/wiki/Mattias_Grafstr%C3%B6m" title="Mattias Grafström">Mattias Grafström</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span>Sweden </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_structure">Former structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_Council&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The executive committee consisted of a president, elected by the Congress in the year following a <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a>, eight vice-presidents and 15 members, appointed by the confederations and associations, and one female member elected by the Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to that, in 2013 two more women were co-opted into the executive committee for a period of one year by the Congress, and again in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">term of office</a> is four years. After those four years, the members as well as the vice-presidents can be re-appointed by their confederations and associations and re-installed by the Congress for another four-year period. Also the President can be re-elected by the congress.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each member has one vote in the committee, including the President, who has, however, a casting vote if the original vote is a draw.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All members of the executive committee, after having been chosen by the Congress, can only be removed from their position, if either the Congress or the confederation to which the member belongs, decides that a change of personnel is necessary. For each country's football association only one member can serve on the Execute Committee. Should the President be temporarily or permanently impeded to fulfill his role, the most senior vice-president takes over his responsibilities until a new president can be elected by the Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All candidates for the executive committee should not be delegates for their associations.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All members must pass an integrity check before they can be elected. The integrity checks for the vice-presidents and other members of the executive committee are conducted by their own confederations. The President, the female member of the executive committee, all members of the judicial bodies as well as those of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee are checked by the investigatory chamber of the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Ethics_Committee" title="FIFA Ethics Committee">FIFA Ethics Committee</a>. Before a member can be re-elected, another integrity check must be conducted.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It meets at least twice a year, with the mandate for each member lasting four years, and its role includes determining the dates, locations and format of tournaments, appointing FIFA delegates to the <a href="/wiki/IFAB" class="mw-redirect" title="IFAB">IFAB</a> and electing and dismissing the General Secretary on the proposal of the FIFA President. Between 1947 and 2013, officially one of the vice-presidents had to be from one of the British associations. This guaranteed position was officially removed by FIFA in 2013 but unofficially maintained by UEFA only nominating British candidates for any vacancies.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is made up of the following representatives:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The President</li> <li>The Secretary General</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>: one vice-president and two members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>: one vice-president and three members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>: two vice-presidents and five members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a>: one vice-president and three members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>: one vice-president and two members</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>: one vice-president</li> <li>Member for special tasks</li></ul> <p>The FIFA ExCo met for the final time on 18 March 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_Council&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Szepesi" title="György Szepesi">György Szepesi</a> was FIFA Executive Committee Chairman from 1982 to 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-jewishsports1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jewishsports1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corruption">Corruption</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_Council&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Corruption"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2010, two Executive members, <a href="/wiki/Reynald_Temarii" title="Reynald Temarii">Reynald Temarii</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amos_Adamu" title="Amos Adamu">Amos Adamu</a>, were banned for one and three years respectively. Temarii was also fined 5,000 Swiss Francs, while Adamu was fined 10,000 Swiss Francs. Temarii had been found breaching FIFA's code of confidentiality in a sting by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Times" title="The Sunday Times">The Sunday Times</a></i>, while in the same sting Amos Adamu was found to have tried to sell his vote for the host of the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018</a>/<a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022</a> <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cups</a>. The number of Exco members for the 2 December vote was thus reduced from 24 to 22, and the winning vote requirement from 13 to 12. FIFA, however, have not ruled out the possibility of replacing Adamu and Temarii.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 May 2011, Exco member Chuck Blazer reported fellow members <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Hammam" title="Mohammed bin Hammam">Mohammed bin Hammam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Warner_(football_executive)" title="Jack Warner (football executive)">Jack Warner</a> to FIFA Ethics Committee claiming they offered bribes to members of the Caribbean Football Union at a meeting on 10/11 May. Bin Hammam involved <a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a> in the scandal claiming he knew about the alleged cash payments. As a result of this scandal, bin Hammam stood down from the June 2011 presidential election and FIFA later suspended both he and Jack Warner. Sepp Blatter stood unopposed and won the election with 186 out of 203 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 May 2011, in an interview with German press, when asked about who he voted for to receive the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting rights FIFA senior vice-president Julio Grondona said, "Yes, I voted for Qatar, because a vote for the US would be like a vote for England, and that is not possible [...] But with the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 May 2015, fourteen top football officials – including executive committee members – were arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges. Executives Webb, Warner, and Figueredo as well as Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, Rafael Esquivel, José Maria Marin, and Nicolás Leoz all faced extradition to the United States for violation of federal law.<sup id="cite_ref-apuzzo_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apuzzo-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-doj_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doj-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case" title="2015 FIFA corruption case">2015 FIFA corruption case</a>, newly elected British FIFA Vice-President and Executive Committee board member <a href="/wiki/David_Gill_(executive)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Gill (executive)">David Gill</a> threatened to resign his role if Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA President for a fifth term in protest at his leadership. Blatter was re-elected, and Gill immediately rejected the position in protest, stating he would not serve in any capacity under a Blatter regime.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four days later, Blatter abruptly announced he would be stepping down, and Gill said he would "reconsider" his decision to quit in light of the development. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Arab_Cup" title="FIFA Arab Cup">FIFA Arab Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFAe_World_Cup" title="FIFAe World Cup">FIFAe World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFAe_Nations_Series" title="FIFAe Nations Series">FIFAe Nations Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_FIFA" title="List of presidents of FIFA"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Presidents</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gu%C3%A9rin" title="Robert Guérin">Robert Guérin</a> (1904–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Burley_Woolfall" title="Daniel Burley Woolfall">Daniel Burley Woolfall</a> (1906–1918)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/History_of_FIFA#List_of_secretaries_general_of_FIFA" title="History of FIFA"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Secretaries General</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Muhlinghaus" title="Louis Muhlinghaus">Louis Muhlinghaus</a> (1904–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelis_August_Wilhelm_Hirschman" title="Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman">Wilhelm Hirschman</a> (1906–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivo_Schricker" title="Ivo Schricker">Ivo Schricker</a> (1932–1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Gassmann" title="Kurt Gassmann">Kurt Gassmann</a> (1951–1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helmut_K%C3%A4ser" title="Helmut Käser">Helmut Käser</a> (1961–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a> (1981–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Zen-Ruffinen" title="Michel Zen-Ruffinen">Michel Zen-Ruffinen</a> (1998–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urs_Linsi" title="Urs Linsi">Urs Linsi</a> (2002–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Valcke" title="Jérôme Valcke">Jérôme Valcke</a> (2007–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Markus_Kattner" title="Markus Kattner">Markus Kattner</a> (2015–2016, acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatma_Samoura" title="Fatma Samoura">Fatma Samoura</a> (2016–2023)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mattias_Grafstrom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mattias Grafstrom (page does not exist)">Mattias Grafstrom</a> (2024–present, acting)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_100" title="FIFA 100">FIFA 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or" title="FIFA Ballon d'Or">FIFA Ballon d'Or</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Champions_Badge" title="FIFA Champions Badge">FIFA Champions Badge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_of_the_Century" title="FIFA Club of the Century">FIFA Club of the Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Development_Award" title="FIFA Development Award">FIFA Development Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Fair_Play_Award" title="FIFA Fair Play Award">FIFA Fair Play Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Female_Player_of_the_Century" title="FIFA Female Player of the Century">FIFA Female Player of the Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA FIFPRO World 11">FIFA FIFPRO World 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Order_of_Merit" title="FIFA Order of Merit">FIFA Order of Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Player_of_the_Century" title="FIFA Player of the Century">FIFA Player of the Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Presidential_Award" title="FIFA Presidential Award">FIFA Presidential Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Pusk%C3%A1s_Award" title="FIFA Puskás Award">FIFA Puskás Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_awards" title="FIFA Women's World Cup awards">FIFA Women's World Cup awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Coach_of_the_Year" title="FIFA World Coach of the Year">FIFA World Coach of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Dream_Team" title="FIFA World Cup Dream Team">FIFA World Cup Dream Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards" title="FIFA World Cup awards">FIFA World Cup awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year" title="FIFA World Player of the Year">FIFA World Player of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards" title="The Best FIFA Football Awards">The Best FIFA Football Awards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Rankings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Men%27s_World_Ranking" title="FIFA Men's World Ranking">FIFA Men's World Ranking</a></li> <li>(Former systems: <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Ranking_system_(1999%E2%80%932006)" title="FIFA World Ranking system (1999–2006)">1999–2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Ranking_system_(2006%E2%80%932018)" title="FIFA World Ranking system (2006–2018)">2006–2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Ranking" title="FIFA Women's World Ranking">FIFA Women's World Ranking</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Congresses</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/51st_FIFA_Congress" title="51st FIFA Congress">51st (Paris 1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_FIFA_Congress" title="53rd FIFA Congress">53rd (Seoul 2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_FIFA_Congress" title="61st FIFA Congress">61st (Zürich 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_FIFA_Congress" title="65th FIFA Congress">65th (Zürich 2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_FIFA_Extraordinary_Congress" title="2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress">Extraordinary (Zürich 2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_FIFA_Congress" title="68th FIFA Congress">68th (Russia 2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_FIFA_Congress" title="69th FIFA Congress">69th (Paris 2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_FIFA_Congress" title="73rd FIFA Congress">73rd (Kigali 2023)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#326295; color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Corruption</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a 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