FIFA have announced they will set up an 11-strong taskforce to clean up and reform the governing body following its global corruption scandal.
In a press conference on Monday, President Sepp Blatter revealed the reforms will include term limits for officials, central integrity checks for executive committee members and disclosing all salaries and payments to FIFA members.
The Swiss chief refused to reveal his salary, however, saying he would do so when all the financial details are disclosed.
Blatter had earlier brushed off a stunt by an English comedian to categorically state he will not stand in next year's FIFA presidential election - and sent a 'good luck' message to Michel Platini, the man who is favourite to succeed him.
FIFA's executive committee has decided the date of the special congress to elect Blatter's successor to be February 26 next year - meaning the 79-year-old will remain in power for another seven months.
At a news conference in Zurich, the FIFA boss, for the first time since revealing his intension to resign in June, stated unequivocally that he will not stand again - and said he would try for a new career in radio.
Blatter, who was showered with fake money by British comedian Simon Brodkin - better known by stage name Lee Nelson - in a bizarre incident at the start of the news conference, said: "I will not be a candidate for the election in 2016 and there will be election for a new president. I cannot be the new president because I am the old president.
"I wish good luck to all the candidates and also to Michel Platini.
"On February 26 FIFA will have a new president and I think I will go back to my work as a journalist - this time I will go to radio as this is the most popular item in information."
Platini could make an announcement on his candidacy before the end of the week and released a statement welcoming the election date and the reform process.
He said: "I feel that the creation of a task force with internal and external members to deal specifically with reforms is an important step towards improving overall processes and transparency within the organisation. We must now make sure that the reforms outlined today will be undertaken in a swift and effective manner. As I have said various times in the recent past, we need to reform FIFA and we need to do it now.
"Regarding the election, we now have a concrete date which means we can look forward to new leadership which will surely bring with it new ideas and new solutions. This is an exciting time for FIFA because we can work together to improve it and restructure it for the good of the game."
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