Federation Internationale de Football Association says exec board unanimously approves 12-year term limit for

At the same time, the executive committee delayed a decision on a controversial proposal to expand the World Cup from 32 to 40 teams.

Acting president Issa Hayatou said the committee’s work had gone ahead as planned on Thursday, with two members fewer at the table.

Separation of political and management functions: clear separation of “political” and management functions.

The arrest of two executive council members hours before the body met to consider reforms added extra urgency to the process.

Hawit and Napout, respectively heads of the North and Latin American confederations Concacaf and Conmebol, were arrested by Swiss police at the behest of USA authorities on suspicion of taking millions of dollars in bribes linked to television rights.

Instead, it is believed Scala’s earlier framework from September is set to form the basis of the reform proposals and will be put forward for approval nearly wholesale.

The new proposal will impose maximum term limits of three terms of four years for the FIFA President as well as all members of the FIFA Council, the Audit and Compliance Committee and the judicial bodies.

However, there will be no age limit for aspiring presidents.

The members of the Council will be elected by the member associations of the respective region under FIFA’s electoral regulations, with a FIFA Review Committee to conduct comprehensive and enhanced integrity checks.

An independent committee will be established to perform integrity checks on potential FIFA Council candidates, which as proposed will include a minimum of one female candidate from each area’s governing body.

“What is important is to ensure renewal of terms”.

The exco has also recommended that Congress approve the implementation of a new article to the statutes that commits Federation Internationale de Football Association to respecting all internationally recognised human rights and striving to promote the protection of these rights. In the last six months alone, FIFA has successfully staged four major competitions, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, as well as held the Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, completed preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off on in Japan 10 December, and run more than 660 technical training courses and programmes on development since the end of May 2015. There was no decision on this proposal, but it will be further debated.