Reform plans by scandal-plagued FIFA have been thrown into doubt by its choice to head a task force, the Swiss businessman Domenico Scala, who says he won't take on the job unless he's guaranteed full independence.
The Fifa Chairman of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee Domenico Scala. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Scala had been asked by at least half of FIFA's six continental confederations to take on the role of being the task force's neutral chairman.
The 10-member panel will be made up of representatives drawn solely from the confederations.
But Scala made it clear on Monday that he was unhappy with how events had unfolded.
World football's governing body has been in crisis since May, when nine officials and five marketing executives were charged by the U.S. Justice Department with exploiting the sport for their own gain through bribes of more than $150 million over 24 years.
In the wake of the scandal, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he will stand down next February.
FIFA has been under pressure to clean up its act following the corruption scandal, with major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa and McDonald's demanding reforms.
