Europe's top four leagues demand FIFA governance reform

2026-09-25 09:52 UTC – 2026-09-26 08:15 UTC

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The four leading European football leagues — England's Premier League, Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A and Germany's Bundesliga — issued a joint statement on Friday, September 25, calling for a "fundamental reform" of FIFA's governance. The statement, first reported by British broadcaster Sky TV, described the current governance as "not fit for purpose" and said "superficial changes are not enough." The leagues called on whoever wins next year's presidential election to "convene an independently chaired governance committee," and City AM reported they set a 100-day ultimatum for FIFA to commit to reform. The pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino has mounted since July 28, when his plan to bring private investors into a commercial vehicle, Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), to run tournaments was revealed and subsequently failed. According to DW, the leagues stopped short of calling for Infantino's resignation. France's LFP did not join the statement, with Le Parisien and RMC Sport reporting on the reasons for its absence. RFI noted this is the first coordinated response from the leagues since Infantino abandoned the plan to sell part of the World Cup's commercial rights to private investors.

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2026-09-25 09:07 · La Jornada (outlet profile)
Las grandes ligas europeas aumentan la presión sobre Infantino. Berlín. LaLiga española, la Bundesliga alemana, la Premier inglesa y la Serie A italiana, según informó la cadena británica Sky TV, publicarán hoy un comun…
2026-09-25 09:48 · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Europe's biggest leagues demand sweeping FIFA reforms
2026-09-25 09:52 · The Independent (outlet profile)
Premier League ramps up pressure on Infantino as it calls for Fifa reform
2026-09-25 10:00 · Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Premier League and La Liga lead FIFA reform calls after ‘exploitative’ plan. Europe's top leagues, from England, Spain, Italy and Germany, add pressure on Gianni Infantino after World Cup plan.
2026-09-25 10:08 · Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga and Serie A issue scathing joint statement attacking ‘not fit for purpose’ FIFA governance
2026-09-25 10:12 · France 24 (outlet profile)
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 Frid…
2026-09-25 10:22 · UOL (outlet profile)
Grandes ligas europeias exigem reforma na governança da Fifa. As quatro principais ligas europeias ? a Premier League inglesa, a La Liga espanhola, a Serie A italiana e a Bundesliga alemã ? pediram, nesta sexta-feira (2…
2026-09-25 10:24 · City AM (outlet profile)
Premier League sets 100-day ultimatum for Fifa governance reform. Football’s four most powerful leagues have joined forces to call for Fifa to commit to reform, regardless of whether Gianni Infantino remains president.…
2026-09-25 10:39 · ANSA Sport (outlet profile)
Serie A, Premier, Liga e Bundesliga unite 'serve la riforma della governance Fifa'. Dichiarazione congiunta delle 4 leghe europee: "Cambiamenti superficiali non bastano"
2026-09-25 10:44 · franceinfo (outlet profile)
Les ligues anglaise, espagnole, italienne et allemande réclament une réforme de la gouvernance de la Fifa. La Premier League, la Liga, la Serie A et la Bundesliga ont appelé vendredi à lancer "une réforme fondamentale d…
2026-09-25 10:59 · Libération (outlet profile)
Crise à la Fifa : les quatre grandes ligues européennes réclament une réforme à Gianni Infantino. Dans un communiqué publié ce vendredi, la Premier League anglaise, la Liga espagnole, la Serie A italienne et la Bundesli…
2026-09-25 11:00 · Le Parisien (outlet profile)
Pourquoi la France n’a pas rejoint les ligues anglaise, espagnole, italienne et allemande pour réclamer une réforme de la gouvernance de la Fifa ?
2026-09-25 11:03 · Le Monde (outlet profile)
FIFA : les ligues anglaise, espagnole, italienne et allemande réclament une réforme de la gouvernance de l’instance. L’initiative des quatre principales ligues européennes de football, révélée vendredi, accentue la pres…
2026-09-25 11:32 · Tanjug (outlet profile)
Četiri vodeće evropske lige pozvale na reforme u Svetskoj fudbalskoj federaciji
2026-09-25 11:38 · RMC Sport (outlet profile)
Crise à la Fifa: pourquoi la LFP n'a pas participé au communiqué commun des grandes ligues européennes. Ce vendredi, la Liga, la Premier League, la Serie A et la Bundesliga ont publié un communiqué commun pour demander…
2026-09-25 11:50 · Politika (outlet profile)
Четири водеће европске лиге заједничким саопштењем траже хитне реформе у ФИФА. Реаговања најјачих лига Европе уследила су после серије неповерења
2026-09-25 12:24 · Euronews (outlet profile)
Europe's top leagues add to pressure on Infantino by calling for FIFA reform. It is the latest rift between football leagues and Infantino, whose biggest projects have been seen as attacks on domestic football and were…
2026-09-25 12:42 · Morning Star (outlet profile)
Premier League calls Fifa governance ‘not fit for purpose’ in plea for reform. THE Premier League has joined others in calling for fundamental reform of Fifa, saying the organisation’s governance is currently “not fit f…
2026-09-25 13:03 · Профиль (outlet profile)
Крупнейшие футбольные лиги Европы выступили с жестким призывом к реформам в ФИФА. Ведущие лиги Европы в жесткой форме раскритиковали курс ФИФА и действия Джанни Инфантино, увязав их с подрывом устойчивых основ управлени…
2026-09-25 13:16 · El Economista (outlet profile)
Las grandes ligas europeas reclaman reformar la gobernanza de la FIFA. Las cuatro principales ligas europeas -la Premier League inglesa, LaLiga española, la Serie A italiana y la Bundesliga alemana- pidieron este vierne…
2026-09-25 13:40 · Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)
Grandes ligas europeias exigem reforma na governança da Fifa. As quatro principais ligas europeias -a Premier League inglesa, a La Liga espanhola, a Serie A italiana e a Bundesliga alemã- pediram, nesta sexta-feira (25)…
2026-09-25 13:46 · UOL (outlet profile)
Grandes ligas europeias exigem reforma na governança da Fifa
2026-09-25 13:52 · DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
Bundesliga and three other top European leagues call for major FIFA reforms. The Bundesliga and three other leading European football leagues have called for major reforms to the world-governing body FIFA. However, they…
2026-09-25 13:52 · DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
Bundesliga, other top European leagues call for major FIFA reforms. The Bundesliga and three other leading European football leagues have called for major reforms to the world-governing body FIFA. However, they stopped…
2026-09-25 14:43 · Terra (outlet profile)
Principais ligas da Europa pressionam por saída de Infantino e reformas na Fifa. As principais ligas europeias aumentaram a pressão sobre a Fifa e passaram a exigir mudanças ...
2026-09-25 15:01 · Lenta.ru (outlet profile)
АПЛ, Бундеслига, «Ла Лига» и «Серия А» потребовали реформ в ФИФА
2026-09-25 15:29 · Exame (outlet profile)
Ligas europeias pedem reforma na governança da FIFA e defendem maior participação nas decisões. Ligas europeias afirmam que decisões da FIFA exigem novos mecanismos de controle e maior participação dos envolvidos no fut…
2026-09-25 15:34 · RFI (outlet profile)
Crise à la Fifa: des ligues européennes réclament une réforme, «c'est une prise de position frontale». Quatre des principaux championnats européens de ⁠football ont appelé, vendredi 25 septembre, à une réforme de la go…
2026-09-25 16:52 · El Nacional (outlet profile)
Cuatro de las cinco grandes ligas de Europa exigen que la FIFA reforme su gobernanza. Las organizaciones de las mejores competiciones del mundo dicen que "no bastan los cambios superficiales" propuestos por Gianni Infan…
2026-09-25 17:17 · Danas (outlet profile)
Vodeće evropske fudbalske lige pozvale na reforme u FIFA. Čelnici Premijer lige i još tri vodeće evropske lige pozvali su u saopštenju na reforme u upravljanju Međunarodnom fudbalskom federacijom (FIFA), čime se predsed…
2026-09-25 17:37 · UOL (outlet profile)
'A Fifa não manda em tudo': ligas da Europa exigem reforma na governança da entidade. s quatro principais ligas nacionais da Europa, Premier League (Inglaterra), Bundesliga (Alemanha), Serie A (Itália) e La Liga (Espanh…
2026-09-26 00:15 · Telegraf (outlet profile)
Četiri vodeće evropske lige pozvale na reforme u Svetskog fudbalskoj federaciji. Četiri vodeće evropske lige, engleska Premijer liga, nemačka Bundesliga, španska La Liga i italijanska Serija A izdale su danas zajedničko…
2026-09-26 08:15 · La Jornada (outlet profile)
Ligas de Europa, por reformar el gobierno de la FIFA. París. Las cuatro principales ligas europeas –la Premier League inglesa, la Liga española, la Serie A italiana y la Bundesliga alemana– pidieron ayer una reforma de…

Factual core

The leagues called for a broad reform of FIFA's governance.
The Spanish LaLiga, German Bundesliga, English Premier League, and Italian Serie A published a joint statement calling for reforms in FIFA governance.
The leagues' initiative increases pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
The joint statement described FIFA's governance as 'not fit for purpose'.

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