FIFA Holds Elections For President, Reforms

FIFA Holds Elections For President, Reforms
A FIFA logo is seen near FIFA headquarters, ahead of tomorrow's FIFA Congress to elect a new FIFA president at Hallenstadion on February 25, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
FIFA Holds Elections For President, Reforms
A FIFA logo is seen near FIFA headquarters, ahead of tomorrow's FIFA Congress to elect a new FIFA president at Hallenstadion on February 25, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

FIFA Holds Elections For President, Reforms

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FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, holds two elections tomorrow. One will determine a replacement for suspended president Sepp Blatter. The greater decision, however, may lie with a set of reform proposals, which aim to improve transparency in the troubled organization. Here & Now’s sports analyst Mike Pesca joins host Robin Young to sort out what’s at stake.

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