FIFA reveals anti-corruption reform plans

Accusations of corruption came to a head in the lead-up to last December's vote to award hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, with two high-echelon officials banned for life.

The fallout continued last week as Caribbean Football Union members were suspended and fined for their involvement in the cash-for-votes scandal which saw Blatter's only election rival banned for life before the June 1 ballot.

While former Asian Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam is taking legal action against that punishment, his former fellow Executive Committee members have agreed to establish three new task forces and a "good governance committee" in order to clean up the sport's administration.

Blatter revealed at a press conference in Zurich on Friday that he hopes they will be implemented by 2013.

"We've been ambitious in our roadmap," the 75-year-old said. "By 2013 we should have lived up to the requests made by the national associations in 2011. That is the goal we have set for ourselves."

Germany's Football Association president Theo Zwanziger will chair the task force dedicated to revising FIFA's statutes, while Claudio Sulser will oversee any reforms of the Ethics Committee of which he is chairman.

The group focused on transparency and compliance will be headed by New Zealand FA president Frank van Hattum and Paraguay counterpart Juan Angel Napout, and German football legend Franz Beckenbauer will continue to lead the Football 2014 task force which began its work in May.

The good governance committee will be established at the ExCo's next meeting on December 16-17, and will have representatives from throughout the football world -- such as players, referees, fans, clubs, national associations -- and from outside, including politicians lawyers, marketing partners.

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