The legend expressed surprise that the collective’s letter had generated such a significant media storm, but he hopes the noise will eventually lead to tangible shifts in how football is managed.
In his closing remarks on the matter, Petit touched upon the need for a return to democratic values within the halls of FIFA. “I don’t hold the truth, but it goes in a democratic direction. Today, we are very, very far from it. I find that currently, we are in the appropriation, precisely, of a common good for personal ends. And we are going more and more in that direction and not just in football,” he concluded.