FIFA's ethics chief Thursday fired the opening salvo in the campaign to reform the scandal-tainted world governing body of football, calling for its president to serve a maximum of three terms.

Term limits, disclosing the salaries of FIFA presidents and executive members, a clearer organization of football's world governing body and a clampdown on regional football barons were all included in a report released by Domenico Scala, chairman of the FIFA independent audit and compliance committee.

With the organization still reeling from the arrest of seven FIFA officials among 14 people facing bribery and money laundering charges in the United States, Scala said "additional reforms now are essential for the future of the organization."

But he said the various regional blocs on the all-powerful executive committee had to put aside their own interests to get acceptable change passed.

Reforms are to be voted on by a special FIFA Congress on Feb. 26 when a successor to longstanding president Sepp Blatter is to be elected. The final version of the proposed reforms will be offered by a Task Force led by former International Olympic Committee director general Francois Carrard.