Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A Call for 'reform' at FIFA

Following this summer's FIFA World Cup, Gianni Infantino attempted to sell a minority stake in FIFA's commercial operations, until a worldwide backlash led him to U-turn on his plans. Premier League have now united with Germany's Bundesliga, Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A in a jointstatementbetween Europe's top four leagues to call for reform at FIFA to protect 'the foundations of football' built on sell-out crowds, communities, players, fans, clubs and leagues worldwide.

The statement addressed the governance threat of this decade from the attempted European Super League to Infantino's antics, as they called for FFE to be reformed to prevent political inference in decision making on disciplinary matters. 'Football's longstanding foundations have, in recent years, been threatened by a fundamental governance problem, whereby FIFA's president has actively promoted exploitative ideas rather than safeguarding against them.

And while football's stakeholders ultimately forced the withdrawal of the FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme, the conditions that led to FFE remain.