Founded in 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the umbrella organisation of its members, currently 211 national football associations. Its main objectives, enshrined in its statutes, are to develop football around the world, to stage international competitions and to protect the integrity of football (against match manipulation, doping etc.).
FIFA is composed of a number of political bodies (such as the FIFA Congress and the FIFA Council) and the administration. The highest political position is the FIFA President, elected every four years by FIFA’s member associations. The FIFA administration, with more than 800 people from over 60 nations, is based in Zurich. It is run by the Secretary General (CEO).
FIFA stages FIFA World Cups™ in various forms such as youth, men’s and women’s, futsal, beach soccer or club competitions. The men’s FIFA World Cup™ is not only the most popular single sporting event in the world but also the financial backbone for FIFA and its efforts to develop football worldwide.
The financial success of the FIFA World Cup™ allows FIFA to run a wide range of football development programmes and to provide funds, infrastructure and know-how to its member associations through the FIFA Forward Development Programme.
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SOCCER.COM, originally founded as Eurosport, has 40 years of experience outfitting youth soccer teams, players, parents, coaches and fans around the world.
We are players, parents, coaches and fans.
Our aim is to inspire you to play better, cheer louder and have more fun by bringing you the best selection of soccer gear, expert advice and stories of greatness at every level of the game.
Growing up with the game.
When two young soccer players couldn’t find cutting-edge cleats in the U.S., they solved their problem in the classroom. Through a high school project, Mike and Brendan Moylan mailed their first 24-page “Eurosport” catalog in 1984 and never looked back. Still a family-owned business today, SOCCER.COM‘s spirit of helping our fellow soccer players and fans get more from the game is stronger than ever today.
Passing it on.
We believe in the power of sport to unite communities and change lives. That's why in 1991, we created Passback, a program that collects and donates gently used gear to players from underserved communities. Passback has redistributed more than one million items to players in need.
Playing on our home field.
Headquartered in Hillsborough, NC, our "home field" is North Carolina's vibrant Triangle region that’s also home to Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh.