FIFA backs revamp of corruption investigation body

FIFA President Sepp Blatter says football’s governing body will change the way it investigates corruption.

Blatter says on Twitter that his executive committee approved a “two-chamber Ethics Committee,” with separate departments to investigate and prosecute cases.

FIFA’s single-chamber ethics committee failed to gather enough evidence to prosecute some allegations of vote-rigging during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.

Blatter says this “historic day” for FIFA reform follows a recommendation of anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth.

However, Pieth has said it’s “crucial” that independent outsiders unconnected to Blatter’s “football family” take key positions in FIFA’s judicial bodies.