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Madam President, I would like to raise for discussion the recent events in the world of football and, in particular, the election of Sepp Blatter as head of FIFA. I think that his re-election is deplorable at a time when serious corruption charges have been levelled at FIFA, especially concerning the holding of the World Cup in 2022 in Qatar. I think that Member State governments should call for FIFA to be reformed and for its activities to be regulated. This might create greater transparency and help avoid such regrettable events, thereby restoring confidence in FIFA.
Football has become increasingly more like a business. Lack of transparency and accusations of corruption are also affecting Romanian football. Recently, Politehnica Timişoara, who finished runners-up in the Romanian league championship and were due to play in the Champions League, have been relegated to Romania’s third division based on a completely random decision. This unjust decision will affect hundreds of thousands of the Timişoara team’s fans.
I also appeal from this Chamber to the football authorities in Romania to reverse this decision and allow Politehnica Timişoara to remain in top-flight Romanian and European football."@en1
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