It is clear that the governing body of football is in disarray. The fact that Sepp Blatter is now being criminally investigated and his expected successor, Michael Platini, was mentioned in the Swiss attorney general’s statement makes it clear that reform cannot come from within the organization. All of the players currently a part of FIFA cannot be trusted, as they have continuously worked together to fatten each other’s pockets and run a corrupt organization.

Platini received a “disloyal payment” nine years after work that allegedly was tied to a FIFA contract. Platini received the payment from Blatter just weeks before another FIFA presidential election. This information comes a week after general secretary Jerome Valcke was put on leave for allegations surrounding a ticket scandal.

Meanwhile, the ethics committee remains frustrated by a lack of transparency as they cannot name parties under investigation until cases are closed and appeals are exhausted. The FIFA Code of Ethics would need to be changed to allow the transparency, but the executive committee that is being guarded by the current wording would have to agree to alterations.

Everything tied to the word reform at FIFA is assigned to in-house committees. It is a breeding ground for corruption. Even Blatter’s potential replacement, Issa Hayatou, is from Africa, where Blatter has always been loved. As those that know one another and allowed years of corruption to slide continue to take leadership roles, it looks like only a human rights catastrophe at the 2018 World Cup, which seems likely at this point, on top of the unfathomable death toll surrounding the 2022 World Cup, could create change within FIFA.

FIFA continues to prove that it cannot reform itself. Groups like New FIFA Now are trying to drive home that concept with clear expectations and online petitions. They are on the right path as the current members of FIFA are incapble of change.

Douglas Smith is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @DFresh39, “Like” him on Facebook, or add him to your network on Google.

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