Europe's four major leagues call on FIFA to carry out "fundamental" reform.

The four major European football leaguesthe Premier League, the Bundesliga, La Liga, and Serie Aissued a joint statement on the 25th, saying that FIFA President Infantino in recent years "not only failed to prevent, but actively promoted exploitative schemes," and calling for "fundamental" governance reform at FIFA. The four leagues said a more "transparent, objective, balanced, and inclusive" governance structure needs to be established. Previously, FIFA's plan to establish "FIFA Forward Enterprises" was abandoned after triggering widespread controversy. The plan involved bringing in private investors to participate in FIFA's commercial rights. The four leagues said that football stakeholders ultimately forced the plan to be withdrawn, but "the conditions that led to its emergence still exist," and described the related events as "one of the largest abuses of power in FIFA's history."