Whose Game? Fifa, Corruption and the Challenge of Global Governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12197844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahiba Gill (New York University School of Law, corresponding author), Edouard Adelus (Trainee lawyer at the Paris Bar, France; LLM degree, New York University School of Law, USA), Francisco de Abreu Duarte (0000-0002-8867-8785, PhD candidate, European University Institute; LLM degree, New York University School of Law, USA; Associated Research Fellow, Lisbon Centre for Research in Public Law, Law School, University of Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1041-1066 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0938-5428 • E-ISSN: 1464-3596 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ejil/chz054 |
| OpenAlex | W2996455275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The present review essay provides an analysis of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) from the point of view of global governance. Through a review of five books on corruption in FIFA, written for a general audience, the essay describes FIFA as an institution of global governance in which several forms of corruption are widespread among its member organizations and confederations and within the FIFA leadership. This review essay uses the accounts of corruption in FIFA that these books provide to argue that corruption helps solve coordination problems in FIFA by coordinating divergent interests, allocating or distributing funds and allowing for a network of diverse and diffuse actors to fundamentally shape global football. The systemic use of bribing and the exchange of political favours and other means of informal allocation of power are more than mere spontaneous illegalities; they represent an informal, but systematic, means of governance in FIFA. We argue that the February 2016 FIFA reforms fell short of addressing this activity. The reviewed books all call for governing FIFA in the public interest, and the essay presents some pathways to reform and potential replacements for the use of corruption with the aim of returning the game to the general public
Corporate governance · Economics · Fell · Football · Global governance · Institution · Language change · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |