FIFA Executive Committee
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FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) is an institution of FIFA
(the governing body of association football). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of Congress. Its members are elected by the FIFA Congress.
, eight vice-presidents and 15 members, appointed by the confederations and associations. 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 IFAB and electing and dismissing the General Secretary on the proposal of the FIFA President.
György Szepesi
was FIFA Executive Committee Chairman from 1982 to 1994.
and Amos Adamu
, 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 The Sunday Times
, while in the same sting Amos Adamu was found to have tried to sell his vote for the host of the 2018
/2022
FIFA World Cup
s. 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.
On 25th May 2011, Exco member Chuck Blazer reported fellow members Mohammed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner to FIFA's ethics committee claiming they offered bribes to members of the Caribbean Football Union at a meeting on May 10/11th. Bin Hammam involved Sepp Blatter 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.
On May 31, 2011, in an interview with German press, when asked about who he voted for to receive the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting rights 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."
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
(the governing body of association football). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of Congress. Its members are elected by the FIFA Congress.
Structure
The Executive Committee consists of a President, elected by the Congress in the year following a FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, eight vice-presidents and 15 members, appointed by the confederations and associations. 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 IFAB and electing and dismissing the General Secretary on the proposal of the FIFA President.
György Szepesi
György Szepesi
György Szepesi is a Hungarian radio personality, journalist and sports executive.-Early life:...
was FIFA Executive Committee Chairman from 1982 to 1994.
Membership
| Name | Nationality |
|---|---|
| President | |
| Joseph S. Blatter |  Switzerland |
| Senior Vice-President | |
| Julio Grondona Julio Grondona Julio Humberto Grondona is an Argentine football executive. He has served as president of the Argentine Football Association since 1979... |
 Argentina |
| Vice-Presidents | |
| Issa Hayatou Issa Hayatou Issa Hayatou is the president of the Confederation of African Football , named in 1987. In 2002, he ran for president of FIFA but was defeated by current president Sepp Blatter... |
 Cameroon |
| Jack Warner |  Trinidad and Tobago (Suspended) |
| Ángel María Villar Ángel María Villar Ángel María Villar Llona is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.After having represented Athletic Bilbao during a full decade, he went on to serve an even larger stint as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.-Club career:Villar was born in Bilbao,... |
 Spain |
| Michel Platini Michel Platini Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982... |
 Early Modern France |
| David Chung David Chung David Chung is a Malaysian-Papua New Guinean sports official, and the current President of the Oceania Football Confederation.... |
 Papua New Guinea |
| Prince Ali bin Al Hussein |  Jordan |
| Jim Boyce Jim Boyce Jim Boyce is the current Vice-President of FIFA. He took the role in June 2011 after the departure of Jack Warner, who resigned after allegations of corruption. He is the life president of Northern Ireland's football organising body, the IFA.Boyce played for Ballymena Cricket Club during the 1970s... |
 Northern Ireland |
| Members | |
| Michel D'Hooghe Michel D'Hooghe Michel D'Hooghe is a Belgian member of the FIFA Executive Committee.In August 2011 he admitted that Viacheslav Koloskov, an adviser for Russia's successful bid for the 2018 World Cup, visited him in his hometown of Bruges and gave him a valuable painting while lobbying for his vote... |
 Belgium |
| Ricardo Terra Teixeira |  Brazil |
| Zhang Jilong Zhang Jilong Zhang Jilong is a Chinese football admistrator who is the current President of the Asian Football Confederation since 14 June 2011. Jilong served as a Vice President of AFC from 2002 to 2011 and Senior-Vice President from 11 January 2007 to 1 August 2011... |
 People's Republic of China |
| Senes Erzik Senes Erzik Şenes Erzik was born in the Black Sea town of Giresun on 18 September 1942. He is best known for his work in Turkish and European football, and is a UEFA vice president... |
 Turkey |
| Chuck Blazer Chuck Blazer Charles "Chuck" Blazer is an American soccer administrator.He has been a member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 1996, and served as Commissioner of the American Soccer League and Executive Vice President of the United States Soccer Federation... |
 United States |
| Worawi Makudi |  Thailand |
| Nicolas Leoz Nicolás Léoz Nicolás Leoz Almirón is the current President of CONMEBOL . Leoz assumed the presidency in 1986 and in February 2006 he was reelected as President for the sixth time... |
 Paraguay |
| Marios Lefkaritis |  Cyprus |
| Jacques Anouma |  Côte d'Ivoire |
| Rafael Salguero |  Guatemala |
| Hany Abo Rida |  Egypt |
| Vitaly Mutko |  Russia |
| Mohammed Raouraoua |  Algeria |
| Vernan Manilal Fernando |  Sri Lanka |
| Theo Zwanziger Theo Zwanziger Dr. Theo Zwanziger is a German lawyer and sports official. He is the current president of the German Football Association . For his contributions to German football, he received the Bundesverdienstkreuz in 2005.- Career :... |
 Germany |
| General Secretary | |
| Jérôme Valcke Jérôme Valcke Jérôme Valcke is a French Manager and as of 27 June 2007 he is employed as the General Secretary of the international football federation in Zürich.- Career :... |
Early Modern France |
Corruption
In November 2010, two Exco members, Reynald TemariiReynald Temarii
Reynald Temarii is a French former footballer, politician from Tahiti and president of the Oceania Football Confederation...
and Amos Adamu
Amos Adamu
Dr. Amos Adamu was Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission for ten years before being redeployed in November 2008. Before his appointment as Director General, Adamu was the Director of Sports of the ministry for 10 years.-Career:...
, 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 The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, while in the same sting Amos Adamu was found to have tried to sell his vote for the host of the 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
/2022
2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar. The competition is scheduled to take place in June and July, although proposals have been made for a winter season. The tournament will involve...
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
s. 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.
On 25th May 2011, Exco member Chuck Blazer reported fellow members Mohammed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner to FIFA's ethics committee claiming they offered bribes to members of the Caribbean Football Union at a meeting on May 10/11th. Bin Hammam involved Sepp Blatter 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.
On May 31, 2011, in an interview with German press, when asked about who he voted for to receive the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting rights 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."