Proposal: These recommendations are not statements of current fact, law or FIFA policy.

1. Publish the decision path before the decision

For major competition, commercial and governance changes, FIFA should publish a plain-language problem statement, the options considered, the bodies that will decide, a consultation timetable and the criteria for approval. Exceptions for genuine commercial confidentiality should be narrow, explained and time-limited.

Transparency should begin while a choice can still be influenced. Publishing a polished explanation after commitments have been made is communication, not consultation.

2. Create an independent governance and audit gate

Proposals above a defined financial or constitutional threshold should receive an independent governance review before reaching the Council or Congress. The review should examine due process, risk allocation, conflicts of interest and consistency with FIFA’s statutory objectives.

The reviewing body needs protected appointments, fixed terms, access to information and the power to publish a reasoned opinion. It should advise and expose risk without replacing the democratic authority of member associations.

3. Make conflicts visible and manageable

Senior officials, advisers and decision-makers should declare relevant financial, professional and personal interests in a register with meaningful public disclosure. Recusal rules should state who leaves a discussion, who records the decision and how an independent substitute is appointed.

A conflict is not automatically misconduct. Hidden or unmanaged conflicts are the governance problem. Clear rules protect both the institution and people acting in good faith.

4. Make money and remuneration understandable

FIFA should publish accessible, consolidated information on executive pay, significant adviser costs, development allocations and the assumptions behind major commercial projects. Figures should be comparable over time and independently audited.

Member associations and supporters should be able to see how projected revenue connects to sporting outcomes, what risks sit off the main balance sheet, and who is rewarded if targets are met.

5. Give supporters a permanent seat in the process

Recognised supporter organisations should elect or nominate representatives to a global fan council with formal consultation rights. For decisions on tournament access, ticketing, scheduling, competition formats and supporter rights, FIFA should be required to publish the council’s view and explain any departure from it.

A fan council should be plural, geographically balanced, gender-balanced and protected from appointment solely by FIFA. It would not claim to speak for every supporter; it would create a durable route for supporter evidence that does not depend on a crisis.

A starting point, not a finished constitution

These are InFIFAntiNo proposals. They are not claims about current FIFA rules and they are not endorsed by the organisations cited elsewhere on this site. Each would need legal design, consultation and safeguards against unintended consequences.

The principle is simpler: football governance should make concentrated power harder to exercise without evidence, scrutiny and the people affected by the decision in the room.

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