Leaders of VFF joined the 71st FIFA Congress, Vietnam participanted in the FIFA Disciplinary Committee
At 8 p.m (GMT+7) on 21st May, the 71st FIFA Congress was held as an webinar from Zurich, Switzerland. On belf of VFF, there were Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan – Vice Permanent President; Mr. Cao Van Chong – Vice President, Mr. Le Hoai Anh – General Secretary; Mrs. Nguyen Thanh Ha – Deputy General Secretary; in which, Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan joined as an offical delegate and had duty to vote at the Congress.
In his address to all 211 FIFA member associations, President Gianni Infantino outlined 11 areas for action in football over the coming year, in which FIFA will take a leading role. From improving the men’s and women’s international match calendars for the sake of the players, to looking at opportunities to use modern technology to further connect the global football community, President Infantino listed the top priorities for world football’s governing body.
On the subject of women’s football, the FIFA President highlighted the ongoing growth of the women’s game and the fact that qualifying for the 2023 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup would feature more than 180 teams, up from the 140 that participated in the qualifiers for the 2019 edition. He said that now is the time for FIFA to increase this momentum and further professionalise and commercialise the women’s game, such as through standalone media rights deals and new competitions.
Referring to the international transfer market, President Infantino stressed that there is still a heavy imbalance in world football and that the global spend on player transfers (USD 7 billion in 2019) is not reflected in the payment of compensation to training clubs (just USD 70 million in 2019), who often go unremunerated. To remedy this, the FIFA Clearing House will help enforce training compensation and solidarity payments, potentially raising the amount to USD 300 million per year.
On youth football and technical development, President Infantino highlighted the “Give every talent a chance” initiative, through which FIFA is working with its member associations to develop tailor-made plans to help them develop young footballing prospects. FIFA will also look at the situation of referees worldwide and seek to professionalise their involvement in the game.
Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan – VFF Vice Permanent President
Together with The IFAB, FIFA is working on improving the Laws of the Game to protect the interests of the players (with the introduction of concussion substitutions) and to encourage attacking football (proposing a change to the interpretation of the offside law in view of the impact of VAR).
The FIFA Congress also voted on the election and/or re-election of the independent committees. In which, Mrs. Nguyen Thi My Dung – Member of VFF Player Judicial Department was elected as member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. She is known as the only Vietnamese lawyer who joining in CAS many periods, as well as a member of AFC Appeal Committee.
