Author: Tomlinson, Alan (University of Brighton)
Political corruption
Published on 31 March 2026 by Bristol University Press in the United Kingdom as part of 'the What Is It For?' series.
Paperback | 192 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
203 x 127 | 0g
A wide-ranging look at football’s powerful but controversial governing body.
Football is the world’s most popular sport and truly a global phenomenon. As a result, it attracts huge sums of money from its advertisers, sponsors and broadcasters, much of which flows to FIFA, the sport’s international governing body. So, given its decidedly chequered history, the question of what FIFA is for is crucial to the game’s future.
Examining the organisation’s successes such as the explosion of interest in the women’s game, alongside its failures and continuing crises over corruption and ethics, Alan Tomlinson asks: what will it take for FIFA to genuinely live up to its own mission of integrity, fair play and accessibility?
