On the fourth anniversary of Gianni Infantino’s election as FIFA President, FIFA published his action plan for the organisation over the course of the coming years: Making Football Truly Global: The Vision 2020-2023.
Following the successful reform of FIFA, it was time to look at the whole football landscape and identify the areas on which world football’s governing body should focus. Ultimately, FIFA’s key mission is to truly globalise, popularise and democratise football for the benefit of the entire world.
“This document lays out a plan to further modernise the football world, make it increasingly inclusive and pave the way to a landscape in which, one day, we will have at least 50 national teams and 50 clubs from all continents at a top competitive level,” said President Infantino.
Making Football Truly Global: The Vision 2020-2023 is a blueprint for FIFA to pursue its stated objective while navigating a fast-changing world. It revolves around 11 key goals, each comprising four pillars, which range from delivering sustainable tournaments to creating more opportunities for member associations to host a FIFA tournament; from creating unique experiences for fans and global audiences to fighting racism and all other forms of discrimination.
The rules governing football are established to protect the game in its entirety. To fulfil this purpose, it is crucial to continuously modernise the regulatory framework, thereby ensuring that its transparency is safeguarded on a global scale and that the interests of all football stakeholders around the world are taken into account.
Investing in football is FIFA’s chief priority; it is the ultimate goal behind a number of programmes dedicated to supporting the member associations and other football stakeholders. Building on the solid foundation provided by the FIFA World Cup™, new sustainable revenue streams need to be achieved in order to ensure the continuous flow of such investment.
It is FIFA’s duty to serve the football movement and meet the needs of its members. To do so, it should adopt a service-oriented approach and continuously increase its organisational capabilities to become increasingly efficient and effective.
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