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FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)

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FIFA is the global governing body of association football, founded 21 May 1904 in Paris by seven national federations. It is headquartered in Zurich and now counts 211 member national associations, more than the United Nations. FIFA administers the men's and women's World Cups and sets the Laws of the Game jointly with IFAB, including the 2018 rule permanently adopting video assistant referees. The 2015 corruption scandal exposed widespread bribery in broadcasting and sponsorship rights, leading to the indictment of multiple senior officials by United States prosecutors, and FIFA has more recently drawn scrutiny for awarding a peace prize to Donald Trump amid transparency concerns.

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Body Type
International federation 1
Founded
1904 1
Founded 21 May 1904 in the rear of the USFSA headquarters at Rue Saint Honore 229, Paris, by delegates from Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, with Germany affiliating by telegram the same day.
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland 1
Founders
Founded by seven national associations: Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain (via Real Madrid CF), Sweden and Switzerland; Robert Guerin was first president. 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Administers

FIFA World Cup, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, FIFA

Governs

Association Football, Sports
Source Wikipedia, FIFA
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Zurich, discussed there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, FIFA
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, founding paragraph
Quote, History section, founding paragraph
The founding members were the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain (represented by then-Real Madrid CF; the Royal Spanish Football Federation was not created until 1913), Sweden and Switzerland. The first president of FIFA was Robert Guerin.
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1. Wikipedia, FIFA
Wikimedia FoundationAdministers: FIFA World CupView the Source
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