Fifa ready to abolish top British role

Proposals to scrap Britain’s Fifa vice-presidency have been revealed in official documents for the first time.

A report by Germany’s Fifa member Theo Zwanziger, to be presented to the world governing body’s congress next month, has called for changes to the statutes that will see the British vice-presidency removed. Instead, the home nations’ place on the Fifa executive committee, which they have been guaranteed since 1947, will go to Uefa to elect.

Zwanziger is also proposing an age limit of 72 for Fifa officials including the president, with the Fifa presidency limited to a maximum of eight years.

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The Fifa Congress in Budapest is not expect to vote on the changes however but to postpone a decision for one year, and the Football Association and Scottish FA have already signalled they would not oppose the abolition of their position.

Fifa have also published a new code of conduct for players and officials that includes a directive to reject bribery and corruption and to refrain from betting.