The global governing body's secretary general insists fighting discrimination remains a top priority as the organization moves into a new era.
FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura has defended the abolishment of the governing body’s anti-racism task force, claiming a “strong” program will be put in place to tackle discrimination.
Concerns have been raised as to the timing of the decision to disband the task force less than two years away from the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
But Samoura, who was speaking at Soccerex in Manchester, England, insists there will still be a zero tolerance policy on any kind of discrimination based on the taskforce’s recommendations.