FIFA Names Slovenian Tomaz Vesel to Controversial Auditing Post
- FIFA president moved to oust ex-auditor, media reports said
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Soccer’s seven top officials selected a Slovenian to be FIFA’s new audit and compliance chief, an appointment that’s been under scrutiny following the resignation of the former office holder who claimed the role had been diminished.
Tomaz Vesel, the president of Slovenia’s Court of Audit, replaces Domenico Scala after the crisis that engulfed FIFA following a U.S. Department of Justice indictment that accused several senior soccer officials of engaging in corrupt practices dating back more than two decades. Scala, a key participant in FIFA’s reform program, quit in May when FIFA agreed on a statute change that allowed its governing council to hire and fire the independent members of its oversight committees.