Brussels Forum

2015

2016
As a first step to establishment of a campaign group, a coalition meeting was held in Brussels in January 2015 to consider the steps that need to be taken to effect the change we need. The meeting was broadcast by live stream.

The forum was co-hosted by MEPs Ivo Belet and Emma McClarkin, and jointly organised by Ivo and Emma with Damian Collins, MP. 

Some of those involved include:
  • Jens Sejer Andersen, Play the Game, Institute of Sports Studies (Denmark)
  • Santiago Fisas Ayxela, EMP (Spain)
  • Ivo Belet, EMP (Belgium)
  • Jerome Champagne (Switzerland)
  • Damian Collins MP, Member for Folkestone and Hythe; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (England)
  • David Davies (England)
  • Jaimie Fuller, Chairman, SKINS (Switzerland)
  • Szabolcs Horvath, Member of Cabinet of Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth & Sport (Hungary)
  • John Leech, MP, Member for Manchester Withington (England)
  • Harold Mayne-Nicholls (Chile) – read Harold’s speech here
  • Emma McClarkin, EMP (England)
  • Bonita Mersiades (Australia) – read Bonita’s speech here
  • Austin Mgbolu (Nigeria)
  • George Paterson, Policy Officer, Sports Unit, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission (England)
  • Remo Nogarotto (Italy)
  • Gerry Sutcliffe, MP, Member for Bradford South; Opposition Spokesperson on Immigration (England)
  • Marc Tarabella, EMP (Belgium)
  • Lord David Triesman (England).

The programme is here. 
With the rapid changes and developments in respect of FIFA and world football administration since January 2015, another forum was convened jointly by #NewFIFANow and the European Parliament Sports Intergroup in January 2016. The meeting will be broadcast by live stream. 

​The forum is co-hosted by MEPs Ivo Belet, Emma McClarkin and the Chairman of the Sports Intergroup, Marc Tarabella, and Deputy Chairman Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, as well as Damian Collins MP of the House of Commons in the UK.

The candidates who indicated they are attending are:
  • Jerome Champagne
  • Gianni Infantino
  • ‘Tokyo’ Sexwale, and
  • HRH Prince Ali of Jordan.

The programme will be published when finalised.

#NEWFIFANOW. It's our game.