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32 Md. J. Int'l L. 134 (2017)
How FIFA Used the Principle of Autonomy of Sport to Shield Corruption in the Sepp Blatter Era

handle is hein.journals/mljilt32 and id is 146 raw text is: How FIFA Used the Principle of Autonomy of Sport to Shield Corruption in the Sepp Blatter Era PROFESSOR J. GORDON HYLTONt INTRODUCTION The corruption crisis that rocked the world of international soccer in 2015 raised numerous questions about the motives of the high ranking officials who have run the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) over the past three decades.' This has © 2017 Professor J. Gordon Hylton. t Professor of Law and History, University of Virginia. Hylton is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Virginia Law School. He also holds a Ph.D. in the history of American civilization from Harvard University. I The FIFA Investigation Explained, N.Y. TIMES (Dec. 3, 2015), https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/sports/soccer/fifa-investigation.html?ribbon-ad- idx=5&rref=sports/soccer&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Soccer&action=swipe &region=FixedRight&pgtype=article&_r-0; FIFA Corruption Crisis: Key Questions Answered, BBC NEWS (Dec. 15, 2015), http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32897066. FIFA is the international governing body for the sport of soccer/football - consistent with the practice in the United States, this essay refers to the sport as soccer, rather than as football, as the sport is known in most of the world. FIFA sponsors the World Cup, the world's most popular sporting event, and oversees the activities of six regional confederations which together include 211 national organizations, usually referred to as associations or federations. FIFA's mission, according to its webpage, is to develop football everywhere and for all, to touch the world through its inspiring tournaments and to build a better future through the power of the game. About FIFA, FIFA.COM, http://www.fifa.com/about- fifa/index.html (last visited Apr. 6, 2017). The ultimate policy making agency within FIFA is the Congress, which meets once or twice each year and is composed of one representative from each member association. Between sessions of the Congress, the primary decision-making body is the Council (previously known as the Executive Committee). It consists of the President, eight Vice-Presidents, twenty-four regular members, and the Secretary General. It also meets twice each year. Matters that must be resolved when neither the Congress nor the Council are in session, are handled by the 134

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