The official spearheading reforms at FIFA told Reuters on Friday that changes in the way world soccer's governing body decides on who gets the rights to host a World Cup may not eliminate the possibility of corruption but will make the process much more transparent. Instead of the decision about who gets to hold the 2026 World Cup being taken through a secret ballot taken by FIFA's 24-strong executive committee as in recent awards, it will instead be based on an open vote of all 209 member associations. "There can be no 100-percent guarantee, there is always a risk when you have national and monetary interests," said Domenico Scala, head of FIFA's independent audit and compliance committee, in an email response to a question about whether FIFA can have a clean vote. More...