Saturday, March 7, 2009

--FIFA -- Fédération Internationale de Football Association--

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA (usually pronounced /fiːfə/ or /fiːfæ/), is the international governing body of association football. Its headquarters are in Zürich, Switzerland, and its current president is Sepp Blatter. FIFA is responsible for the organization and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930.
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FIFA has 208 member associations, which is
16 more than the
United Nations and 3 more than the International Olympic Committee, though 5 fewer than the International Association of Athletics Federations.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA
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~http://www.fifa.com/
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~http://hospitality.fifa.com/?language=en