Yet even this gentle proposal, likely to be included in the government's green paper on corporate governance on Tuesday, is running into resistance.
In evidence published on Tuesday under parliamentary privilege by the select committee on football governance, the Sunday Times alleges that Michel Zen-Ruffinen, a former secretary general of Fifa, introduced the reporters to a certain Amadou Diallo.
President Bush's speech on corporate governance last Tuesday failed to soothe the Dow, which lost 695 points last week.
JOHN REED, the interim chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), published his proposals for a revamp of the exchange's governance on Wednesday November 5th.
The mattress maker Sealy faced another round of investor criticism over its corporate governance on Friday for appearing to allow Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to wield deep influence over its board.
"What really gets the public is when C.E.O.'s get very rich and stay very rich and they get very poor," Mr. Buffett told chief executives at a conference on corporate governance on Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Dyke, the outgoing chairman who also proposed to the FA council a number of potential reforms to its method of governance on Wednesday, is concerned that Salman is not a suitable candidate because he is from Bahrain.
Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, told the culture, media and sport committee's review of football governance on Tuesday that he feels the rule has "had its time".
Labour MP for Haslingden and Hyndburn, Graham Jones, made the remarks in a ministers' debate on football governance on Thursday.
Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, jumped into line with proposed corporate governance rules Thursday as his Berkshire Hathaway appointed two independent directors.
Martin Wheatley, Managing Director of UK watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, will announce his recommendations for reforming Libor supervision and governance on Friday.
