FIFA — Soccer’s World Governing Body

Founded in 1904 to provide oneness among national soccer associations, the Federation Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) boasts 209 members, rivaling that of the United Nations, and is arguably the most prestigious sports organization in the world .
FIFA was established on May 21, 1904, by seven national associations — Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland — to “ promote the game of Association Football ( as opposed to rugby or American football ), to foster friendly relations among National Associations, Confederations, and their officials and players, by promoting the organization of football matches at all levels, and to control every type of association football by taking steps as shall be deemed necessary or advisable. ”
FIFA ’ s birth was a result of the growing number of external games concisely after the dawn of the twentieth hundred. soccer leaders in Europe felt that such expanded rival required a governing body, and under the leadership of Robert Guerin, a french diarist, the seven founding members gathered in Paris to shape the future of the sport. Guerin, FIFA ’ s beginning president, presided over the organization from 1904 to 1906. Seven other men have besides served as FIFA president, including Jules Rimet for 33 years from 1921 to 1954 .
presently, Italy ’ s Gianni Infantino serves as FIFA president, having been elected in 2016 ’ second Extraordinary Congress held in the wake of putrescence allegations against numerous FIFA Officials that resulted in erstwhile president of the united states Joseph “ Sepp ” Blatter stepping digression and then being banned from FIFA by its Ethics Committee. FIFA ’ s general repository since 2009, Infantino will serve a three-year term as FIFA president of the united states.

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Under FIFA ’ s government soccer has become the world ’ s most popular sport. According to the Federation ’ randomness 2006 “ Big Count, ” the game is played by more than 150 million record athletes — including 10 million women — and viewed by billions of fans in stadiums and on television receiver global. The 2014 World Cup in Brazil was broadcast in more than 200 countries. Inside the stadiums, a sum of 3,429,873 spectators attended the 64 matches – an average of 53,592 per match – the moment highest aggregate attendance behind USA 1994 ( 68,991 ) .
As soccer ’ sulfur ultimate administrative agency, FIFA governs all facets of the game : regulating the rules of meet, overseeing the transfers of players internationally, organizing external competitions such as the FIFA World Cup, establishing standards for umpirage, coaching and sports medicine, and encouraging soccer ’ south development around the global.

Among the official world championships staged by FIFA are the World Cup, the Women ’ mho World Cup, the Under-20 World Cup, the Under-20 Women ’ s World Cup, the Under-17 World Cup, the Under-17 Women ’ second World Cup, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and the Futsal World Cup. additionally, FIFA oversees the men ’ south and women ’ randomness Olympic Football Tournament staged under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee every four years. FIFA has besides staged the FIFA Confederations Cup, a competition between each of its confederations ‘ champions, and the FIFA Club World Cup, which was held at the beginning of 2000 for the first clock in Brazil

President
 Giani Infantino
General Secretary
Markus Kattner
Headquarters: FIFA House – 11 Hitzigweg – 8030 Zurich, Switzerland
Correspondence Address: FIFA – P.O. Box 85 – 8030 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: 41-43-222-7777 – Fax: 41-43-222-7878 – Website: www.fifa.com