ABSTRACT

FIFA and UEFA are the two major football institutions in the global and European level, respectively. The recent scandals in both organizations and especially in FIFA, raised again discussion about the nature of governance in football institutions. This study focuses for the first time on the assessment of both organizations by using the tenets of institutional theory and MacIntyre’s virtues-goods-practice-institution schema. Through a review of the history of FIFA and UEFA, we identified the role of the context, agents and ethics. Our analysis shows that while FIFA has developed very much in terms of power and influence, both the agents and institutional context, have played a key role in the creation of a culture of corruption. On the other hand, UEFA had to comply with a stricter regulative system and powerful stakeholders, while its major agents appear to be less affected by corrupt practices, compared to those of FIFA.

摘要

国际足联和欧足联分别是全球和欧洲层面的两大足球机构。最近两个组织，尤其是国际足联的丑闻，再次引发了对足球机构治理性质的讨论。本研究首次使用制度理论的原则和麦金太尔的美德-商品-实践-制度模式对这两个组织进行评估。通过回顾国际足联和欧足联的历史，我们确定了背景、代理人和道德的作用。我们的分析表明，尽管国际足联在权力和影响力方面取得了很大发展，但代理人和制度背景在腐败文化的形成中发挥了关键作用。另一方面，欧足联必须遵守更严格的监管体系和强大的利益相关者，