Facebook Europe urges FIFA oversight
The Europe Department of the Professional Footballers' Association "FIFPRO Europe" has called for reforms to the governance system of FIFA's decision-making processes. This call is based on a study that revealed the halted "FIFA Forward Enterprise" proposal aimed to convert major football tournaments into private financial assets without adequate stakeholder participation. The study emphasized that governance shortcomings allowed the development of this proposal, which sought to trade off key competitions at below their real value for the benefit of private capital. Additionally, the study uncovered that 94% of players in the 2026 World Cup are affiliated with European clubs. It also noted that prize money revenues decreased to 7.7% in 2026 from 10.5% in 2006, despite the tournament’s overall revenue increasing—highlighting that footballers receive only a small portion of the profits. "FIFPRO Europe" called for an independent and comprehensive governance mechanism for decision-making processes to prevent unilateral policy changes by a single entity. It also emphasized the importance of fair funding for smaller associations, achieved through shared participation.
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