2015 FIFA corruption case to dismiss Jérôme Valcke as FIFA Secretary General and to terminate his employment relationship. On 26 February 2016, an extraordinary FIFA Congress was held and elected UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino as the new president of FIFA while also passing a major reform package. On 29 May 2015 Sepp Blatter won re-election to the FIFA presidency at the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich amid growing criticism over his position. Four days later, however, he announced that he would continue as president only until a new election would be conducted at a 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress on 26 February 2016. Blatter
FIFA Council and dismissing the General Secretary on the proposal of the FIFA President. Between 1947 and 2013, officially one of the vice-presidents had to be from one of the British associations. This guaranteed position was officially removed by FIFA in 2013 but unofficially maintained by UEFA only nominating British candidates for any vacancies. It is made up of the following representatives: The FIFA ExCo met for the final time on 18 March 2016. György Szepesi was FIFA Executive Committee Chairman from 1982 to 1994. FIFA Council The FIFA Council (formerly the FIFA Executive Committee) is an institution of FIFA (the governing