World Football Deserve Accountability And Rebuilding- Acting FIFA President

Stand-in Fifa president, Issa Hayatou, has called on football stakeholders to use this ongoing crisis rebuild the sanctity of world football.

Fifa has been ridden with deep-rooted corruption with president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini facing a 90-day suspension.

However, Hayatou believes the scandal can be of benefit to the organisation in the long run, forcing it to become more transparent and accountable.

"We saw the authorities acting as a part of their investigations into wrongdoing in football," Hayatou said in an open letter published by Fifa Weekly.

"Fifa remains in full support of these actions. They are a vital part of our painful journey to repair Fifa's image, and to build a progessional and ethical organisation that is fit for purpose.

"These two processes – our reforms and the ongoing investigation – are necessary for Fifa's recovery. On the one hand, we are building a new framework strong enough to deter future wrongdoing.

"On the other hand, we are working with the authorities to support their investigations into wrongdoing under the old system.
"It is only through this two-sided process that we can guarantee that Fifa will recover fully from the crisis.

"We took a big step forward last week [in approving reforms], but it will take more than a vote on reforms to fix the problems we have faced. It will take a change of culture from the top to bottom."

His comments come after the Swiss justice ministry froze millions of Swiss francs in connection with Fifa.

"US authorities asked for documents related to 50 accounts at different banks, through which corruption money is supposed to have transited," said Ministry spokesman Folco Galli.

Although Galli would not confirm the amount of money frozen, he said a "high double-digit million amount" had been frozen following the US request, thought to be between $50-101million. Goal