FIFA, FINA, UCI, ICU, ICC, IAAF, FISA, IRB, IOC…same tune: different orchestra.

Published by Wayne Goldsmith on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Why is everyone so surprised every time a scandal gets reported about one of the International Sport Governing bodies or International Sporting Federations?

• Money.
• Power.
• Sex.
• Political influence.

FIFA, FINA, UCI, ICU, ICC, IAAF, FISA, IRB, IOC…same tune: different orchestra.

Talk to people who have been involved in national and international sport for a while and ask them about their International Federation – about their sport’s international governing body.

Did you get a positive response?

No?

The Seven Things common to all International Sporting Federations:

1. They are accountable to no one;
2. They are self-regulated;
3. If you speak out against them, you are effectively finished in your sport;
4. They are heavily Euro-centric;
5. They are completely out of touch with the day to day needs of the sport at grass roots level;
6. They are more about politics and power than performance and participation.