Inside Story

Can the FIFA scandal lead to reform?

The world’s football body is under pressure to make sweeping changes.

The ongoing scandal involving top FIFA officials has pushed many to publicly call for a whole structural change with this organisation. FIFA has been operating with no external oversight, no accountability and less transparency.

There has always been talk of bad governance and corruption within the higher ranks of FIFA. Many of its officials are accused of using their positions to enrich themselves.

So, what does it take to reform FIFA?

Presenter: Mike Hanna

Guests:

Jonny Gould, football journalist and managing director of Sports Media UK.

Robert Barrington, the executive director at Transparency International.

Bernhard Bauhofer, founding partner, Reputation Management.