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Aušrinė Armonaitė, Virgilijus Alekna, Vytautas Bakas, Arvydas Anušauskas, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Sergejus Jovaiša and Andrius Kupčinskas have signed a project in which the Government of the country is asked to act and request the activities of the LFF before UEFA and FIFA.
The main problems identified by the members of the Seimas are the lack of publicity of the LFF, especially in relation to the use of funds, and “the fight between people linked to certain criminal groups, people linked to other criminal groups and the participation of these people in the management of the organization “. The last point probably refers to the vice president of the LFF, Arūnas Pukelis, who wears a sling with him, holding in his hands the greatest levers of power of the football federation.
Seven members of Seimas urge the government to engage in intensive dialogue with the governing bodies of international football associations (UEFA, FIFA) to ensure that the heads of the Lithuanian Football Federation are in the hands of people of impeccable reputations.
Here is the full text of the draft resolution.
“The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
emphasizing that Lithuania has a deep soccer tradition. Soccer was played in Lithuania more than a hundred years ago. The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), which was established to develop and promote football in Lithuania, declares its concern for every member of the football community, ensuring access to football for all who want to represent Lithuania and improve the image of your country in Europe and the world, but in recent years. intervention in the management of this federation;
Noting that the Lithuanian Football Federation is an autonomous organization and should address its own internal problems, but that in recent years there has been a constant struggle between people associated with certain criminal groups and those associated with other criminal groups in the elections of the organization, and The involvement of these individuals in the management of the organization creates a threat to the transparent, open and democratic management of this organization and raises reasonable concerns about the image of the country both in Lithuania and in the international football community. The Lithuanian Football Federation also forms a culture of children and youth football, but the participation of people of doubtful reputation in this educational process represents a threat to elements of the value system of children and young people;
recalling that the biggest transparency problems in the LFF derive from the influence of the criminal world in football and the management of a closed and non-transparent structure. Decisions made by the LFF that are relevant to football society are not public. The Federation does not publish annual budget estimates and this casts doubt on the purposes for which the funds received were used;
noting that the LFF is a member of the International Football Association (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The statutes of these organizations establish that the association promotes equity, ethics and fair play to prevent any method or practice, such as corruption, doping or manipulation of matches, that may damage the integrity of matches, competitions, players , officers and associations;
notesthat Lithuanian football is closely related to the prestige of Lithuania, and that the involvement of representatives of the criminal world in the football community in the formation of football values for both adults and children and youth can have negative consequences for reputation and the confidence of this sport, the organization and the Lithuanian state;
invites all organizations of the Lithuanian football community, which are important for the protection of democratic values, to consider the future of this sport, opportunities to fundamentally strengthen the resistance of the central organization to the influence and abuse of predisposed people, or to establish a new organization the objectives set by the community and guarantee the protection of democratic principles;
recommends That the Government request international football associations (UEFA, FIFA) to carry out international audits and investigate the use of all funds received by the Lithuanian Football Federation;
calls The Government will engage in intensive dialogue with the governing bodies of the international football associations (UEFA, FIFA) in order to ensure that people of impeccable reputation occupy the leadership positions of the Lithuanian Football Federation. “
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