Well kudos where they are due, and I openly give it to FIFA for publishing the report the Ex-Com received from an independent authority the Basal Institute on Governance.
The report can be see here (.pdf) from the site.
It is a quick read with nothing in it that is shocking or scandalous. It contains some middle of the road (and very important) controls on organizations like FIFA.
Of particular interest to be was the creation of term limits, which I think is needed in any such position.
To put it in perspective, there have only been (8) FIFA presidents ... ever ... since FIFA was created in 1904 (source). This makes the average tenure of a FIFA president 13.5 years.
Longest serving president was Jules Rimet (sound familiar?) with 33 years of service!
Now, is 2 or 4 years too short for something like this? I would be included to say yes, and believe on the order of 6 years is on target for such a position. That said Sepp is going to be pushing 16 years by the time he will consider stepping down.
I'd bet a wooden nickel that Sepp will be happy to implement some of these changes on his way out the door.
I digress however, I really do give FIFA credit for posting the report. It is a good first step.
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