FIFA
International governing body of association football
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (lit. 'International Association Football Federation') is an international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach football, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations.
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🇬🇧 Infantino dogged by threat of Russia and fear of Trump as he heads to sweet-talk Uefa
<p>Fifa president will be under major scrutiny when he goes to Brussels to address the Uefa annual congress on Thursday</p><p>Assuming Gianni Infantin...
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🇺🇸 Infantino 'infantile' for wanting to lift Russia ban
Ukraine's sports minister calls Fifa president Gianni Infantino "irresponsible" and "infantile" for saying it will look at lifting a ban on Russia....
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