By now, I think we've all heard the news about FIFA, soccer's main governing body. 

Corruption that has been ongoing for decades has finally been brought to light by the United States Department of Justice and the FBI. High-ranking executives in the organization have taken millions of dollars in bribes for multiple reasons, which is absolutely ludicrous. 

For me, the beauty of soccer is the fact that it's such a democratic game - there is no required body type, size, strength, gender, or anything; all you have to do is train both your skills and your mind for the game and you can become a top player. But where is the democracy when countries are being awarded World Cups and sponsors are being awarded contracts all through bribery? That does not provide for a level playing field. The democracy of the game is slowly being destroyed by FIFA, especially by its president, Sepp Blatter, who was re-elected to a fifth term on Friday. 

Now, some of you may be wondering exactly how Blatter was re-elected even after the wire fraud, money laundering, and racketeering charges were brought up against some of his staffmates. Basically, the reasoning is this: Blatter requires that the proceeds of each World Cup tournament are distributed equally to all member nations of FIFA. In other words, the United States will receive the same amount of money as, for example, Mali or Uzbekistan. These smaller African and Asian nations are incredibly happy with this process and don't want it to change, and it just so happens that they make up 100 of the 209 votes in the FIFA presidential election. Therefore, Blatter really only had to 'win over' a minimum of five other nations to go along with the 100 votes he was already guaranteed.

So that's why he won again. But how will FIFA progress?

The beautiful game is walking down a dark alley that needs to be lit up immediately. It is clear that the organization needs to be reformed, but that really can't be done with a leader as corrupt as Blatter in charge. All high-ranking executives of FIFA need to be removed and replaced with men and women that would look to solve things democratically, with no interference of bribery. Not only that, but countries are going to have to be willing to withdraw from FIFA, boycott its events, and stop voting in its elections. With some of the most powerful footballing nations out of the picture, sponsors will be discouraged from participating in the World Cup or European Championship; this disappearance of money is what would certainly let FIFA know that things have to be changed, even if the disappearance of member nations doesn't.

It may take some scare tactics, or some United States meddling, but something must be done immediately about FIFA. The little integrity our game has remaining depends on it. 

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