FIFA’s Management Board held a “constructive and positive” meeting in Rabat on Wednesday, reaffirming their full support for President Gianni Infantino and agreeing to bolster the organization’s internal governance and decision-making processes, announced the world football governing body.
Following the meeting, the FIFA Secretary General and several members of the FIFA Management Board reaffirmed their full support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as the only official elected by the 211 FIFA Member Associations, FIFA said in a statement.
For his part, the FIFA President reiterated his full support for the Secretary General and the FIFA administration, thanking them for their essential and remarkable efforts towards putting his vision into action.
On this occasion, it was discussed and agreed that the processes, communications, and interactions between the FIFA president, its Secretary General and the Management Board that support the delivery of this vision can and should always be continuously improved in terms of their effectiveness and efficiency.
The great work accomplished by the FIFA Administration that ensured a successful delivery of the FIFA World Cup 2026 was acknowledged, and which would not have been possible without the FIFA President, the FIFA Secretary General and FIFA Administration speaking as one voice and working as one team, the same source pointed out.
In this regard, FIFA’s top management is fully confident that the outcomes of this meeting will strengthen FIFA’s governance, help restore confidence in the organization and enable it to prepare for the major events and challenges ahead in a united and transparent manner while continuing its mission to develop the game around the world.
The meeting was also an opportunity to acknowledge that mistakes had been made concerning the proposal related to FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). It was thus clarified that it was not the intention for the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations to feel excluded from the process, but that the process should have been handled differently.
It was also admitted that errors were made after the proposal was leaked to the media.
In a separate letter to the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations, an apology for these errors were made with commitment to ensure that they will not re-occur in the future.
FIFA added the matter will be reviewed and that a report will be presented to the FIFA Council at its next meeting.
“As previously communicated, the FFE proposal, which would have been subject to the approval of the FIFA Member Associations and the FIFA Council, is now off the table. With the project withdrawn, it was agreed that FIFA will no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity, good governance and due process and will take all necessary measures to protect and safeguard its name and reputation,” the FIFA statement underlined.
“There are always lessons to be learned, and FIFA will continue to improve its processes in light of this experience. In this instance, however, it is important to stress that, although mistakes were made, everything that was done was done in full compliance with the FIFA regulatory framework,” the same source added.
“FIFA will work closely with the relevant stakeholders to examine how it can further support the development of the game through the FIFA Forward programme for the benefit of FIFA’s 211 Member Associations, the Confederations and the Regional Associations,” the statement concluded.
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