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Luís Figo Candidate for President of FIFA LUÍS FIGO CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF FIFA A Manifesto for change at FIFA LUÍS FIGO CV FULL NAME 2004 Runner-up UEFA European Championship, Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo Portugal Football has been my passion 2006 Semi-finalist FIFA World Cup, Germany DATE OF BIRTH Sporting Clube de Portugal since I was a child. I was very 4 November 1972 1995 Portuguese Cup MARITAL STATUS 1996 Portuguese Super Cup (1994-95) lucky and extremely fortunate Married, 3 Children FC Barcelona to have the chance to play 1996 Spanish Super Cup CURRENT PROFESSIONAL 1997 Spanish Cup, UEFA Cup Winners ACTIVITIES Cup, UEFA Super Cup and get training from a very • Member of the UEFA Football Committee 1998 Spanish Cup, Spanish League • Chairman of the Luis Figo Foundation 1999 Spanish League young age. Unfortunately, this • Ambassador of Dream Football (www. dreamfootball.com), an internet based talent Real Madrid CF opportunity does not exist for detection and grassroots football program 2001 Spanish League, Spanish Super Cup • Stop TB Partnership Global Ambassador 2002 UEFA Champions League, UEFA • Owner of the Figo Football Academy, China Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup most children in the world. 2003 Spanish League, Spanish Super Cup LANguagES Portuguese (native speaker) plus Spanish, Italian FC Internazionale Milano and English 2005 Italian Super Cup 2006 Italian Cup, Italian League My focus as FIFA President PROFESSIONAL FOOTball CAREER Super Cup will be to make sure more 1989 – 1995 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2007 Italian League 1995 – 2000 FC Barcelona 2008 Italian League, Italian Super Cup children, boys and girls, get the 2000 – 2005 Real Madrid CF 2009 Italian League 2005 – 2009 FC Internazionale PERSONAL TITLES same opportunity I had. Better Luis Figo’s first club as a youngster was União • Spanish League Best Player – 1996 I 1998 I 2000 Futebol Clube “Os Pastilhas”, a small club at his • Member of the best 11: European Soccer infrastructures, more training. hometown Almada, from where he joined Sporting Magazine – 1998 I 1999 I 2000 CP youth ranks. • World Best Player: World Soccer, World Sports It is time for me to give back to Awards – 2000 APPEARANCES • Winner of the Ballon D’Or – 2000 the world of football everything Club: 577 (91 goals) • 2nd FIFA World Player – FIFA World Player of the Portugal National Team: 127 (32 goals) Year – 2001 UEFA Champions League: 103 (24 goals) • Member of the MasterCard best 11 – Euro 2000 I it gave me. Euro 2004 I World Cup 2006 Portugal National Team • FIFA 100 [the greatest living footballers, chosen 1989 UEFA European Champion U16, Denmark by Pelé] – 2004 1989 Runner-up FIFA World Championship U18, • Golden Foot Award – 2011 Scotland • “Quinas” Awards by Portuguse FA – 1991 FIFA World Champion U20, Portugal Contemporary 11, Team of the Century, “Quinas” of honour for Player 2000 Semi-finalist UEFA European Championship, Netherlands/Belgium 1 CONTENTS CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT The development of football across the world will be my main priority with four key objectives for FIFA, its Member Associations and myself: #1 #3 INCREASE paRTicipaTION OF EXpaND INFRASTRUCTURES ALL agES AND GENDERS IN AND DISTRIBUTION OF GRASSROOTS FOOTball FOOTball MATERIAL #1 CHANGE AND Concrete proposal Concrete proposal DEVELOPMENT Establishment of tailor-made projects Football pitches, balls and kit to play football 3 in each country to achieve this objective: are always needed across the globe: #2 CHANGE AND PROJECT “SCHOOLS FOR FOOTBALL” At least 50% of the Solidarity Funds received from SOLIDARITY Each Member Association to receive a specific FIFA should be invested by Member Associations 4/5 payment for projects involving football activities with in these resources. FIFA will assist with relevant children as part of their regular school programmes, expertise and use its bargaining power to ensure #3 CHANGE AND in close cooperation with the government of their cost effective arrangements. THE WORLD CUP country. 6/7 PROJECT “BOYS AND GIRLS FOR FOOTBALL” #4 CHANGE AND Each Member Association to significantly increase FIFA’S STRUCTURES the number of registered boys and girls (target: at 8/9 least 10% growth over the next 4 years) by creating or enhancing existing grassroots projects. #5 CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP #2 #4 10/11 INCREASE EXPERTISE IN ELITE IMPROVE REFEREEING AND GRASSROOTS FOOTball AROUND THE woRLD #6 CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Concrete proposal 12/13 Concrete proposal Referees are key to the game of football. Knowledge exists but it needs to be shared: And it is also vital that they are good. #7 CHANGE AND THE At least 10% of the Solidarity Funds received from LAWS OF THE GAME Creation of the project “Coaches for football” 14/15 with exchange programmes between Member FIFA should be invested by Member Associations Associations to share best practices in both elite in the development of referees with tailor-made #8 CHANGE AND football and grassroots development. programmes targeted to their needs. PROTECTING THE GAME 16/17 Top 50 Member Associations to invite every year technical representatives of 3 of the other #9 MY PLEDGE Member Associations for a 2-week seminar with 18/19 practical training. 3 CHANGE AND SOLIDARITY FIFA FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SOLIDARITY PROGRAMME Prize money to the Member Direct distribution to the Member AssociationsPrize money toparticipating the Member in FIFA belongs to its Member Associations and it • $1 billion is redistributed back to Member AssociationsDirect distribution for development to the Member of theAssociations FIFA World participating Cup in Associations for development of is only natural that FIFA’s revenues are distributed Associations from FIFA’s $1.5 billion reserves: football per Member the FIFA World Cup football per Member back to them directly. This is needed to help further Association per year Association per year strengthen the Member Associations and make sure Concrete proposal $2 million they are ready to meet our common objective to Re-investment of FIFA Reserves to Member $500 $2 million develop football to the next level: Associations: million$500 • $209 million / $1 million per Member Association million The way FIFA currently distributes revenues to its for the “Schools for Football” project: Member Associations is far from efficient in the • $500,000 following presentation $300 context of developing football in their country. It of a concrete project million$300 is time to restore the principle that FIFA’s revenues • $500,000 at start of implementation phase million $1.7 billion belong to its Member Associations … for football. • $209 million / $1 million per Member Association $1.7 billion $375.000 for the “Boys and Girls for Football” project once $375.000 50% of FIFA’s revenues – $2.5 billion – should the target of a 10% increase in registered boys Direct be distributed directly to the Member and girls is reached; plus a bonus of $2 million distributionDirect Associations for Solidarity over 4 years: to each of the 10 Member Associations with the todistribution the PROPOSED CURRENT highest growth rate in four years Distribution to the Memberto the PROPOSED CURRENT Concrete proposal • $200 million for the “Coaches for Football” MemberDistribution Associations to the AssociationsMember FIFA Football Development Solidarity project facilitating knowledge and expertise inMember highest Associations need Associations Programme: sharing on football development in highest need • $1.7 billion to be distributed directly to the • For the remaining amount (around $380 million) Member Associations for the development of I call on Member Associations to make proposals football. This means $8 million per Member for submission to the FIFA Executive Committee Association over 4 years / $2 million per and the Congress on how this money could be RE-INVESTMENT OF FIFA RESERVES Member Association per year best invested in football development projects TO MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS • Member Associations receive directly at of Member Associations Reserves to present only $375,000 per year through • $500 million remaining as reserves to cover coverReserves to the FAP and GOAL projects emergency situations emergencycover situationsemergency • $300 million to be distributed to the Member situations Associations in highest need, ear-marked for All revenues flowing from FIFA to the Member “Schools for the construction of specific football infrastructure Associations would be centrally audited to ensure $209 Football”“Schools forproject projects. This means an additional $2 million for investment is carried out in accordance with clearly million$209 Football” project 150 Member Associations over 4 years defined and agreed project plans. million • $500 million to be distributed as prize money $500 “Boys and Girls to the Member Associations participating in the Change in financial management million$500 $209 “Boys and Girls FIFA Reserves $209 for Football” World Cup The costs of running FIFA have increased FIFA Reserves million million projectfor Football” significantly and it is therefore time to restore +/- $1.5 billion million project FIFA’s reserves belong to the Member Associations. reasonable and transparent running costs:50% +/- $1.5 billion $200 The current reserves are $1.5 billion yet there is no of FIFA’s revenues, $2.5 billion, are more than $380 million$200 “Coaches for need to “sit” on this large amount. A reserve of enough to run the FIFA administration and all of $380 million Football”“Coaches project for million Football” project $500 million is sufficient to cover the operational the FIFA events over 4 years. With a rational and million needs of FIFA in the unlikely event that a World Cup pragmatic approach, costs can be brought back To be discussed would have to be postponed. Given this, I propose to a reasonable level without affecting the quality atTo FIFAbe discussed Congress that: of the work delivered. at FIFA Congress 5 55 CHANGE AND THE WORLD CUP In order to strengthen it further for the years The World Cup is to come, I propose to have an open debate at the most popular the FIFA Congress on its future: sporting event in the Concrete proposal Open debate at FIFA Congress on the future of world.
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