English, Spanish, Italian, German football leagues call for FIFA reform

The four main European football leagues — the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga — called on Friday for a reform of FIFA.
The sport’s governing body has been mired in crisis since the revelation of a plan, since shelved, to create a commercial company FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), which would be open to private investors.
“Fundamental governance reform is essential to restore clear constitutional boundaries within FIFA, including confidence that individual disciplinary matters remain demonstrably insulated from political interference,” the four leagues wrote in a statement sent to AFP.
“We are speaking up together, as founding members ...