FIFA reformer Scala quits over loss of independence

Domenico Scala, Chairman of the FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee, speaks during the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City, Mexico, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Domenico Scala, a Swiss businessman who led reforms to clean up scandal-plagued FIFA, quit his post at the global soccer body on Saturday, saying its watchdog committees had lost their independence and members would be under threat of dismissal.

Scala, head of the audit and compliance committee, said the reform of FIFA, which is attempting to recover from the worst graft scandal in its history, had been undermined following a resolution by the FIFA Congress on Friday.