Another fun day at Fifa but not as entertaining as another episode of "Fifa officials arrested at luxury Zurich hotel". Today it was the turn of two vice presidents, Alfredo Hawit of Honduras and Juan Ángel Napout of Paraguay to be arrested by Swiss police on behalf of the US Department of Justice. It must be quite amusing for the staff of the Baur au Lac hotel every time there is a Fifa Executive Committee. They probably take bets as the guests check in as to who will be leaving the next day in a police car.
Alfredo Hawit's arrest is even more entertaining when you consider that he was interim president of Concacaf, having taken the place of Jeffrey Webb who was picked up in the last round of arrests. Those Concacaf countries seem to be hanging on to the Jack Warner legacy of less football, more bribery.
The arrests preceded the meeting of the Fifa Executive Committee, meeting to discuss and approve the recommendations of the Reform Committee. The one reform that was not approved but put off for further discussion was the one to expand the world cup to 40 teams in 2026. The irony of this suggestion is that while all 209 members get an equal vote on something as big as who the next Fifa president will be or who will host the next world cup, only the ExCo members get to decide on expanding the world cup. This doesn't so far fetched, especially as the ExCo is going to be replaced by an elected Fifa Council. But then, get rid of the equal vote for all member associations for other matters.
More to come from Fifa, as always.
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