Mark Pieth

FIFA Anti-Graft Adviser Stays as Key Proposals Rejected

FIFA’s anti-corruption adviser said he won’t “rush to any decisions” about quitting his post even though the global soccer body’s executive failed to back several proposals he described as essential.

Anti-Graft Adviser Says FIFA May Need Governmental Intervention

The anti-corruption adviser for world soccer’s governing body today said the Swiss government may be needed to reform FIFA amid concerns that proposed changes will be blocked by European members.

FIFA Anti-Corruption Panel May Be Further Expanded, Pieth Says

The panel advising FIFA on anti- corruption measures is in talks to add more members, said Mark Pieth, the Swiss law professor hired last month to lead the overhaul at soccer’s governing body.

FIFA is Trying to Pull Itself ‘Out of Swamp,’ Says New Reform Head Pieth

The man charged with helping FIFA recover from a series of corruption scandals likened his task to Baron Munchhausen “pulling himself out of the swamp” by his hair in Rudolph Raspe’s story about the 18th century nobleman.

FIFA Anti-Graft Adviser Says Bribe Revelations May Speed Reform

The naming of two former FIFA officials who accepted millions of dollars in kickbacks may expedite reform, according to the Swiss law professor overseeing the soccer body’s cleanup.

FIFA Soccer Executives May Not Declare Salaries, Reformer Says

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and the board of soccer’s ruling body may not agree on plans requiring them to reveal their salaries and introduce term and age limits, according to an official overseeing reforms at the organization.

Transparency International Pulls Support From FIFA Anti-Corruption Program

Transparency International, an adviser to soccer’s governing body on anti-corruption reforms, has withdrawn its assistance because it doesn’t feel a special group tasked with creating reforms is “truly independent.”

FIFA Advisor Pieth Backs Call to Publish Payments Document

An anti-corruption adviser to FIFA says he agrees with a European rights watchdog’s call for soccer’s governing body to identify officials who took millions of dollars in payments.

FIFA ‘Clearly Unconvincing’ in Dealing With Graft, Report Says

World soccer’s governing body has been “clearly unconvincing” in the way it investigates and prosecutes accusations of misconduct, according to a group commissioned to suggest reform measures by FIFA.

Blatter Nears Last Chance to Reform FIFA, Former Adviser Says

Sepp Blatter, president of soccer’s governing body, is nearing his last opportunity to reform the group before it risks having changes forced upon it by lawmakers, according to one of his former advisers.

"I think whether I take that decision now or at the end of May does not make so much difference because there are still a lot of options open."

- Mark Pieth on Mar 21, 2013

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