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FIFA

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TheFdrationInternationaledeFootball
Association(FIFA/fif/English:International
FederationofAssociationFootball)istheinternational
governingbodyofassociationfootball,futsalandbeach
soccer.FIFAisresponsiblefortheorganizationof
football'smajorinternationaltournaments,notablythe
WorldCupwhichcommencedin1930andtheWomen's
WorldCupwhichcommencedin1991.
FIFAwasfoundedin1904tooverseeinternational
competitionamongthenationalassociationsofBelgium,
Denmark,France,Germany,theNetherlands,Spain,
SwedenandSwitzerland.HeadquarteredinZrich,
membershipnowcomprises209nationalassociations.
Membercountriesmusteachalsobemembersofoneof
thesixregionalconfederationsintowhichtheworldis
divided:Africa,Asia,Europe,North&CentralAmerica
andtheCaribbean,OceaniaandSouthAmerica.
AlthoughFIFAdoesnotcontroltherulesofsoccer,itis
responsibleforboththeorganisationofanumberof
tournamentsandtheirpromotion,whichgenerate
revenuefromsponsorship.In2013,FIFAhadrevenues
ofover1.3billionU.S.dollars,foranetprofitof72
million,andhadcashreservesover1.4billionU.S.
dollars.[3]
Reportsbyinvestigativejournalistshavelinkedthe
FIFAleadershipwithrapaciousness,corruption,and
bribery,andallegedthatvoteriggingwasinvolvedin
theelectionofpresidentSeppBlatter.FIFA'schoiceto
awardthe2018and2022WorldCupstoRussiaand
Qatar,respectively,havebeenwidelycriticised,with
allegationsofvotebuying.

Contents
1History
2Structure

FdrationInternationaledeFootball
Association

MapofthemembersofFIFAaccordingtotheir
confederation
Abbreviation

FIFA[1]

Motto

FortheGame.FortheWorld.

Formation

21May1904

Type

Federationofnationalassociations

Headquarters

Zrich,Switzerland

Coordinates

472253N83428E

Regionserved

Worldwide

Membership

209nationalassociations

Official
language

English,French,German,
Portuguese,Spanish[2]

President

SeppBlatter

SeniorVice
President

IssaHayatou

Vice
Presidents

JimBoyce
AliBinAlHussein

Affiliations

InternationalOlympicCommittee

Website

www.fifa.com
(http://www.fifa.com/)

2.1Legalandbylaws
2.2Administrativecost
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2.36confederationsand209national
associations
3Recognitionsandawards
4Governanceandgamedevelopment
4.1Disciplineofnationalassociations
5Anthem
6Sponsors
7Corruptionandlegislativeinterference
7.12018and2022WorldCupbids
7.22011FIFApresidentialelection
7.3Responsetoallegations
8Videoreplay
9FIFAstructuredtournaments
9.1Men'stournaments
9.2Women'stournaments
10Currenttitleholders
10.1WorldCups
10.2Olympics
10.3Clubs
11Otherfootballcodes
12Seealso
13References
14Furtherreading
15Externallinks

History
Theneedforasinglebodytooverseeassociationfootballbecameapparentatthebeginningofthe20th
centurywiththeincreasingpopularityofinternationalfixtures.TheFdrationInternationaledeFootball
Association(FIFA)wasfoundedintherearoftheheadquartersoftheUniondesSocitsFranaisesde
SportsAthltiquesattheRueSaintHonor229inParison21May1904.[4]TheFrenchnameandacronym
persistevenoutsideFrenchspeakingcountries.Thefoundingmemberswerethenationalassociationsof
Belgium,Denmark,France,theNetherlands,Spain(representedbyMadridFootballClubtheSpanish
federationwasnotcreateduntil1913),SwedenandSwitzerland.Also,thatsameday,theGerman
Associationdeclareditsintentionofaffiliatingthroughatelegram.[1]

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ThefirstpresidentofFIFAwasRobertGurin.Gurinwasreplacedin1906byDanielBurleyWoolfall
fromEngland,bythenamemberoftheassociation.ThefirsttournamentFIFAstaged,theassociation
footballcompetitionforthe1908OlympicsinLondonwasmoresuccessfulthanitsOlympicpredecessors,
despitethepresenceofprofessionalfootballers,contrarytothefoundingprinciplesofFIFA.
MembershipofFIFAexpandedbeyondEuropewiththeapplicationofSouthAfricain1908,Argentinaand
Chilein1912,andCanadaandtheUnitedStatesin1913.
DuringWorldWarI,withmanyplayerssentofftowarandthepossibilityoftravelforinternational
fixturesseverelylimited,theorganisation'ssurvivalwasindoubt.Postwar,followingthedeathof
Woolfall,theorganisationwasrunbyDutchmanCarlHirschmann.Itwassavedfromextinction,butatthe
costofthewithdrawaloftheHomeNations(oftheUnitedKingdom),whocitedanunwillingnessto
participateininternationalcompetitionswiththeirrecentWorldWarenemies.TheHomeNationslater
resumedtheirmembership.
TheFIFAcollectionisheldbytheNationalFootballMuseuminEngland.

Structure
Legalandbylaws
FIFAisanassociationestablishedunder
theLawsofSwitzerland.Its
headquartersareinZurich.
FIFA'ssupremebodyistheFIFA
Congress,anassemblymadeupof
representativesfromeachaffiliated
memberassociation.TheCongresshas
met66timessince1904itnow
MapoftheWorldwiththesixconfederations:membershipdetails
assemblesinordinarysessiononce
below.
everyyearand,additionally,
extraordinarysessionshavebeenheld
onceayearsince1998.Atthecongress,decisionsaremaderelatingtoFIFA'sgoverningstatutesandtheir
methodofimplementationandapplication.OnlytheCongresscanpasschangestoFIFA'sstatutes.The
congressapprovestheannualreport,anddecidesontheacceptanceofnewnationalassociationsandholds
elections.CongresselectsthePresidentofFIFA,itsGeneralSecretary,andtheothermembersofFIFA's
ExecutiveCommitteeontheyearfollowingtheFIFAWorldCup.[5]Eachnationalfootballassociationhas
onevote,regardlessofitssizeorfootballingstrength.
ThePresidentandGeneralSecretaryarethemainofficeholdersofFIFA,andareinchargeofitsdaily
administration,carriedoutbytheGeneralSecretariat,withitsstaffofapproximately280members.FIFA's
ExecutiveCommittee,chairedbythePresident,isthemaindecisionmakingbodyoftheorganisationinthe
intervalsofCongress.FIFA'sworldwideorganisationalstructurealsoconsistsofseveralotherbodies,under
authorityoftheExecutiveCommitteeorcreatedbyCongressasstandingcommittees.Amongthosebodies
aretheFinanceCommittee,theDisciplinaryCommittee,andtheRefereesCommittee.

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FIFApublishesitsresultsaccordingtoIFRS.Thetotalcompensationforthemanagementcommitteein
2011was30millionfor35persons.Blatter,theonlyfulltimepersononthecommittee,earns
approximatelytwomillionSwissfrancs,1.2millioninsalaryandtherestinbonuses.[6][7][8]Areportin
London'sSundayTimesinJune2014saidthemembersofthecommitteehadtheirsalariesdoubledfrom
$100,000to$200,000duringtheyear.Thereportalsosaidleakeddocumentshadindicated$4.4millionin
secretbonuseshadbeenpaidtothecommitteemembersfollowingthe2010FIFAWorldCupinSouth
Africa.[9]

6confederationsand209nationalassociations
Besidesitsworldwideinstitutions(presidency,ExecutiveCommittee,Congress,etc.)therearesix
confederationsrecognisedbyFIFAwhichoverseethegameinthedifferentcontinentsandregionsofthe
world.Nationalassociations,andnotthecontinentalconfederations,aremembersofFIFA.Thecontinental
confederationsareprovidedforinFIFA'sstatutes,andmembershipofaconfederationisaprerequisiteto
FIFAmembership.
AFCAsianFootballConfederation
AustraliahasbeenamemberoftheAFCsince2006
CAFConfederationofAfricanFootball
CONCACAFConfederationofNorth,CentralAmericanandCaribbeanAssociationFootball
FrenchGuiana,GuyanaandSurinameareCONCACAFmembersalthoughtheyarein
SouthAmerica.TheFrenchGuianateamisamemberofCONCACAFbutnotofFIFA.
CONMEBOLConfederacinSudamericanadeFtbol
OFCOceaniaFootballConfederation
UEFAUnionofEuropeanFootballAssociations
TeamsrepresentingthetranscontinentalnationsofArmenia,Azerbaijan,Georgia,
Kazakhstan,RussiaandTurkeyareUEFAmembers,althoughthemajorityoftheir
territoryisoutsideofcontinentalEurope.IsraelisalsomemberofUEFA.Monacoand
theVaticanCityarenotmembersofUEFAorFIFA,whileGibraltarisonlyamemberof
UEFA.
Intotal,FIFArecognises209nationalassociationsandtheirassociatedmen'snationalteamsaswellas129
women'snationalteamsseethelistofnationalfootballteamsandtheirrespectivecountrycodes.FIFAhas
morememberstatesthantheUN,asFIFArecognises23nonsovereignentitiesasdistinctnations,suchas
thefourHomeNationswithintheUnitedKingdomandpoliticallydisputedterritoriessuchasPalestine.[10]
TheFIFAWorkingCommitteeonSmallNationshascategorizedpotentialFIFAmembersintothree
categories:
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1. IndependentstatesnotinFIFA(Kiribati,MarshallIslands,Micronesia,Monaco,Palau,Tuvalu)
2. Nonindependentterritories(Guadeloupe,Greenland,IsleofMan,Jersey,Martinique,Northern
MarianaIslands,Runion,SintMaarten,Zanzibar)
3. Politicallysensitiveareas(Catalonia,Gibraltar,NorthOssetia,Kosovo,NorthernCyprus).[11][12]
TheFIFAWorldRankingsareupdatedmonthlyandrankeachteambasedontheirperformancein
internationalcompetitions,qualifiers,andfriendlymatches.Thereisalsoaworldrankingforwomen's
football,updatedfourtimesayear.

Recognitionsandawards
FIFAawards,eachyear,thetitleofFIFABallond'Ortothetopmen'sandwomen'splayersoftheyear,as
partofitsannualawardsceremonywhichalsorecognisesteamandinternationalassociationfootball
achievements.Until2009,theyawardedtheFIFAPlayeroftheYeartothebestplayer,untilitandthe
Ballond'Orceasedtobeawarded.AttheBallond'Orbanquet,theFIFAPusksAward,theFIFA/FIFPro
BestXI,FIFAFairPlayAward,andtheFIFAPresidentialAwardarealsoawarded.
In1994FIFApublishedtheFIFAWorldCupAllTimeTeam.In2000FIFApublishedtheresultsofan
Internetpoll,declaringRealMadridtobetheFIFACluboftheCentury.In2002FIFAannouncedtheFIFA
DreamTeam,analltimeallstarteamchosenbyfansinapoll.
Aspartofitscentennialcelebrationsin2004,FIFAorganiseda"MatchoftheCentury"betweenFranceand
Brazil.

Governanceandgamedevelopment
Thelawsthatgovernfootball,knownofficiallyastheLawsofthe
Game,arenotsolelytheresponsibilityofFIFAtheyaremaintained
byabodycalledtheInternationalFootballAssociationBoard
(IFAB).FIFAhasmembersonitsboard(fourrepresentatives)the
otherfourareprovidedbythefootballassociationsoftheUnited
Kingdom:England,Scotland,Wales,andNorthernIreland,who
jointlyestablishedIFABin1882andarerecognisedforthecreation
andhistoryofthegame.ChangestotheLawsoftheGamemustbe
agreedbyatleastsixoftheeightdelegates.
FIFAheadquarters

FIFAcommitsitselftoconstantlyimprovingthesportoffootball.
TheFIFAStatutesformtheoverarchingdocumentguidingFIFA's
governingsystem.Thegoverningsystemisdividedintoseparatebodiesthathavetheappropriatepowersto
createasystemofchecksandbalances.Itconsistsoffourgeneralbodies:thecongress,theexecutive
committee,thegeneralsecretariat,andstandingandadhoccommittees.[13]

Disciplineofnationalassociations

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FIFAfrequentlytakesactiverolesintherunningofthesportanddevelopingthegamearoundtheworld.
Oneofitssanctionsistosuspendteamsandassociatedmembersfrominternationalcompetitionwhena
governmentinterferesintherunningofFIFA'sassociatememberorganisationsoriftheassociateisnot
functioningproperly.
A2007FIFArulingthataplayercanberegisteredwithamaximumofthreeclubs,andappearinofficial
matchesforamaximumoftwo,inayearmeasuredfrom1Julyto30Junehasledtocontroversy,
especiallyinthosecountrieswhoseseasonscrossthatdatebarrier,asinthecaseoftwoformerIreland
internationals.Asadirectresultofthiscontroversy,FIFAmodifiedthisrulingthefollowingyearto
accommodatetransfersbetweenleagueswithoutofphaseseasons.

Anthem
Sincethe1994FIFAWorldCup,liketheUEFAChampions
League,FIFAhasadoptedananthemcomposedbytheGerman
composerFranzLambert.Ithasbeenrecentlyrearrangedand
producedbyRobMayandSimonHill.TheFIFAAnthemisplayed
atthebeginningofofficialFIFAsanctionedmatchesand
tournamentssuchasinternationalfriendlies,theFIFAWorldCup,
FIFAWomen'sWorldCup,FIFAU20WorldCup,FIFAU17
WorldCup,FootballattheSummerOlympics,FIFAU20Women's
WorldCup,FIFAWomen'sU17WorldCup,FIFAFutsalWorld
Cup,FIFABeachSoccerWorldCupandFIFAClubWorldCup.[15]

TheflagofFIFA, [14]usedsinceJune
2009

Since2007,FIFAhasalsorequiredmostofitsbroadcastpartnersto
useshortsequencesincludingtheanthematthebeginningandendofFIFAeventcoverage,aswellasfor
breakbumpers,tohelppromoteFIFA'ssponsors.Thisemulatespracticeslongusedbysomeother
internationalfootballeventssuchastheUEFAChampionsLeague.Exceptionsmaybemadeforspecific
eventsforexample,anoriginalpieceofAfricanmusicwasusedforbumpersduringthe2010FIFAWorld
Cup.

Sponsors
Adidas[16]
CocaCola[17]
Gazprom[18]
Hyundai/KiaMotors[19]
Visa[20]
Budweiser[21]

Corruptionandlegislativeinterference

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InMay2006BritishinvestigativereporterAndrewJennings'bookFoul!TheSecretWorldofFIFA:Bribes,
VoteRiggingandTicketScandals(HarperCollins)causedcontroversywithinthefootballworldby
detailinganallegedinternationalcashforcontractsscandalfollowingthecollapseofFIFA'smarketing
partnerISL,andrevealedhowsomefootballofficialshavebeenurgedtosecretlyrepaythesweetenersthey
received.ThebookalsoallegedthatvoterigginghadoccurredinthefightforSeppBlatter'scontinued
controlofFIFA.
ShortlyafterthereleaseofFoul!aBBCtelevisionexposbyJenningsandBBCproducerRogerCorkefor
theBBCnewsprogrammePanoramawasbroadcast.Inthishourlongprogramme,screenedon11June
2006,JenningsandthePanoramateamagreethatSeppBlatterwasbeinginvestigatedbySwisspoliceover
hisroleinasecretdealtorepaymorethan1mworthofbribespocketedbyfootballofficials.Lord
Triesman,theformerchairmanoftheEnglishFootballAssociation,describedFIFAasanorganizationthat
"behaveslikeamafiafamily",highlightingtheassociation's"decadeslongtraditionsofbribes,bungsand
corruption."[22]
AlltestimoniesofferedinthePanoramaexposwereprovidedthroughadisguisedvoice,appearance,or
both,saveoneMelBrennan,formerlyalectureratTowsonUniversityintheUnitedStates(andfrom2001
to2003HeadofSpecialProjectsforCONCACAF,aliaisontotheeFIFAprojectanda2002FIFAWorld
Cupdelegate),becamethefirsthighlevelfootballinsidertogopublicwithsubstantialallegationsofgreed,
corruption,nonfeasanceandmalfeasancebyCONCACAFandFIFAleadership.DuringthePanorama
expos,BrennanthehighestlevelAfricanAmericaninthehistoryofworldfootballgovernancejoined
Jennings,TrinidadianjournalistLisanaLiburdandmanyothersinexposingallegedlyinappropriate
allocationsofmoneyatCONCACAF,anddrewconnectionsbetweenostensibleCONCACAFcriminality
andsimilarbehavioursatFIFA.Sincethen,andinthelightoffreshallegationsofbriberyandcorruption
andopaqueactionbyFIFAinlate2010,[23]bothJenningsandBrennanremainhighlycriticalofFIFA,with
BrennancallingdirectlyforanalternativetoFIFAtobeconsideredbythestakeholdersofthesport
throughouttheworld.[24]
InafurtherPanoramadocumentarybroadcastonBBCOneon29November2010,Jenningsallegedthat
threeseniorFIFAofficials,NicolasLeoz,IssaHayatouandRicardoTeixeira,hadbeenpaidhugebribesby
FIFA'smarketingpartnerInternationalSportsLeisure(ISL)between1989and1999,whichFIFAhadfailed
toinvestigate.Heclaimedtheyappearedonalistof175bribespaidbyISL,totallingabout$100million.A
formerISLexecutivesaidthatthereweresuspicionswithinISLthatthecompanywasonlyawardedthe
marketingcontractforsuccessiveWorldCupsbypayingbribestoFIFAofficials.Theprogrammealso
allegedthatanothercurrentofficial,JackWarner,hasbeenrepeatedlyinvolvedinresellingWorldCup
ticketstotoutsSeppBlattersaidthatFIFAhadnotinvestigatedtheallegationbecauseithadnotbeentold
aboutitvia'officialchannels'.
TheprogrammealsocriticizedFIFAforallegedlyrequiringWorldCuphostbiddingnationstoagreeto
implementspeciallawsfortheWorldCup,includingblankettaxexemptionforFIFAandsponsors,and
limitationofworkers'rights.Itallegedthatgovernmentsofbiddingnationsarerequiredtokeepthedetails
oftherequiredlawsconfidentialduringthebiddingprocessbutthattheywererevealedbytheDutch
government,whichrefusedtoagreetothem,asaresultofwhichitwastoldbyFIFAthatitsbidcouldbe
adverselyaffected.Accordingtotheprogramme,followingJennings'earlierinvestigationshewasbanned
fromallFIFApressconferences,forreasonshesayshavenotbeenmadeclearandtheaccusedofficials
failedtoanswerquestionsabouthislatestallegations,eitherverballyorbyletter.

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BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronandAndyAnson,headofEngland'sWorldCupbid,criticizedthe
timingofthebroadcast,threedaysbeforeFIFA'sdecisiononthehostforthe2018FIFAWorldCup,onthe
groundsthatitmightdamageEngland'sbidthevotersincludedofficialsaccusedbytheprogramme.[25][26]
InJune2011,itcametolightthattheIOChadstartedinquiryproceedingsagainstFIFAhonorarypresident
JooHavelangeintoclaimsofbribery.TheBBCPanoramaprogrammeallegedthattheBrazilianaccepted
a$1million'bung'in1997fromInternationalSportsLeisure(ISL).TheOlympicgoverningbodysaid"the
IOCtakesallallegationsofcorruptionveryseriouslyandwewouldalwaysaskforanyevidenceof
wrongdoinginvolvinganyIOCmemberstobepassedtoourethicscommission".[27]
DaveZirinsaidgreed,corruption,nonfeasanceandmalfeasanceareendemictoFIFAleadership,andthat
FIFAshouldbeabolishedforthegoodofthegame.HesaidthatcurrentlyFIFAisinchargeofboth
monitoringcorruptioninsoccermatches,andmarketingandsellingthesport,butthattwoseparate
organizationalbodiesareneeded:anorganizationalbodythatmonitorscorruptionandmatchfixingandthe
like,andanorganizationthat'sresponsibleformarketingandsponsorshipsandsellingthesport.Zirinsaid
theideaofhavingasingleorganizationthat'sresponsibleforbothseemshighlyineffectiveanddetrimental
tothesport.[28]

2018and2022WorldCupbids
FIFA'schoicetoawardthe2018WorldCuptoRussiaandthe2022WorldCuptoQatarhasbeenwidely
criticisedbymedia.[29][30][31][32][33]IthasbeenallegedthatsomeFIFAinsidesourcesinsistthattheRussian
kickbacksofcashandgiftsgiventoFIFAexecutivememberswereenoughtosecuretheRussian2018bid
weeksbeforetheresultwasannounced.[34]SeppBlatterwaswidelycriticisedinthemediaforgivinga
warningaboutthe"evilsofthemedia"inaspeechtoFIFAexecutivecommitteemembersshortlybefore
theyvotedonthehostingofthe2018WorldCup,areferencetoTheSundayTimesexposs[35]andthe
Panoramainvestigation.[36]
TwomembersofFIFA'sexecutivecommitteewerebannedfromallfootballrelatedactivityinNovember
2010forallegedlyofferingtoselltheirvotestoundercovernewspaperreporters.InearlyMay2011,a
BritishparliamentaryinquiryintowhyEnglandfailedtosecurethe2018finalswastoldbymemberof
parliament,DamianCollins,thattherewasevidencefromtheSundayTimesnewspaperthatIssaHayatou
ofCameroonandJacquesAnoumaofCted'IvoirewerepaidbyQatar.Qatarhavecategoricallydeniedthe
allegations,ashaveHayatouandAnouma.[37]
FIFAPresidentBlattersaid,asof23May2011,thatBritishnewspaperTheSundayTimeshasagreedto
bringitswhistleblowingsourcetomeetseniorFIFAofficials,whowilldecidewhethertoorderanew
investigationintoallegedWorldCupbiddingcorruption."[TheSundayTimes]arehappy,theyagreedthat
theywillbringthiswhistleblowerheretoZurichandthenwewillhaveadiscussion,aninvestigationof
this,"Blattersaid.
Specifically,thewhistleblowerclaimsthatFIFAexecutivecommitteemembersIssaHayatouandJacques
Anoumawerepaid$1.5milliontovoteforQatar.[38][39]Theemirate'sbidbeattheUnitedStatesinafinal
roundofvotinglastDecember.Blatterdidnotruleoutreopeningthe2022voteifcorruptioncouldbe
proved,buturgedtakingthematter"stepbystep."TheFIFApresidentsaidhisorganizationis"anxiously
awaiting"moreevidencebeforeaskingitsethicscommitteetoexamineallegationsmadeinBritain's
parliamentinearlyMay2011.
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Hayatou,whoisfromCameroon,leadstheConfederationofAfricanFootballandisaFIFAvicepresident.
AnoumaispresidentofIvorianFootballFederation.ThewhistleblowersaidQataragreedtopayathird
Africanvoter,AmosAdamu,forhissupport.TheNigerianwaslatersuspendedfromvotingafteraFIFA
ethicscourtruledhesolicitedbribesfromundercoverSundayTimesreportersposingaslobbyists.Blatter
saidthenewspaperanditswhistleblowerwouldmeetwithFIFAsecretarygeneral,JeromeValcke,and
legaldirector,MarcoVilliger.
AllegationsagainstFIFAofficialshavealsobeenmadetotheUKParliamentbyDavidTriesman,the
formerheadofEngland'sbidandtheEnglishFootballAssociation.Triesmantoldthelawmakersthatfour
longstandingFIFAexecutivecommitteemembersJackWarner,NicolasLeoz,RicardoTeixeiraand
WorawiMakudiengagedin"improperandunethical"conductinthe2018bidding,whichwaswonby
Russia.AllsixFIFAvotershavedeniedwrongdoing.[40]

2011FIFApresidentialelection
FIFAannouncedon25May2011thatithadopenedtheinvestigationtoexaminetheconductoffour
officialsMohamedBinHammamandJackWarner,alongwithCaribbeanFootballUnion(CFU)officials
DebbieMinguellandJasonSylvesterinrelationtoclaimsmadebyexecutivecommitteemember,Chuck
Blazer.[41][42][43]Blazer,whoisthegeneralsecretaryoftheCONCACAFfederation,hasallegedthat
violationswerecommittedundertheFIFAcodeofethicsduringameetingorganizedbyBinHammamand
Warneron10and11MaythesametimeLordTriesmanhadaccusedWarnerofdemandingmoneyfora
WorldCup2018voteinrelationtothe2011FIFApresidentialelection,[44]inwhichBinHammam,who
alsoplayedakeyroleintheQatar2022FIFAWorldCupbid,allegedlyofferedfinancialincentivesfor
votescastinhisfavourduringthepresidentialelection.AsaresultoftheinvestigationbothBinHammam
andWarnerweresuspended.[45]WarnerreactedtohissuspensionbyquestioningBlatter'sconductand
addingthatFIFAsecretarygeneral,JeromeValcke,hadtoldhimviaemailthatQatarhadboughtthe2022
WorldCup.[46][47]Valckesubsequentlyissuedastatementdenyinghehadsuggesteditwasbribery,saying
insteadthatthecountryhad"useditsfinancialmuscletolobbyforsupport."Qatarofficialsdeniedany
impropriety.[48]BinHammamalsorespondedbywritingtoFIFA,protestingunfairtreatmentinsuspension
bytheFIFAEthicsCommitteeandFIFAadministration.[49]
Furtherevidenceemergedofallegedcorruption.On30May2011,FredLunn,vicepresidentofthe
BahamasFootballAssociation,saidthathewasgiven$40,000incash[50]asanincitementtovoteforFIFA
presidentialcandidate,MohamedbinHammam.Inaddition,on11June2011LouisGiskus,presidentofthe
SurinameseFootballAssociation,allegedthathewasgiven$40,000incashfor"developmentprojects"as
anincentivetovoteforBinHammam.[51]

Responsetoallegations
AfterbeingreelectedasPresidentofFIFASeppBlatterrespondedtotheallegationsbypromisingto
reformFIFAinwakeofthebriberyscandal,withDannyJordaan,CEOofthe2010FIFAWorldCupin
SouthAfrica,sayingthereisgreatexpectationforreform.[52]FormerUSSecretaryofStateHenry
Kissingerisbeingtippedforaroleonthenewlyproposed'SolutionsCommittee',andformerNetherlands
nationalfootballteamplayerJohanCruyffisalsobeinglinkedwitharole.[47][53]

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UEFAsecretarygeneralGianniInfantinosaidhehopesfor"concrete"measurestobetakenbytheworld
game'sauthority.Sayingthat"theUEFAexecutivecommitteehastakennoteofthewillofFIFAtotake
concreteandeffectivemeasuresforgoodgovernance...[andis]followingthesituationclosely."[54]
IOCpresidentJacquesRoggecommentedonthesituationbysayingthathebelievesFIFA"canemerge
stronger"fromitsworstevercrisis,statingthat"Iwillnotpointafingerandlecture...IamsureFIFAcan
emergestrongerandfromwithin".[55]
SeveralofFIFA'spartnersandsponsorshaveraisedconcernsabouttheallegationsofcorruption,including
CocaCola,Adidas,EmiratesandVisa.[56][57][58]CocaColaraisedconcernsbysaying"thecurrent
allegationsbeingraisedaredistressingandbadforthesport"withAdidassaying"thenegativetenorofthe
publicdebatearoundFifaatthemomentisneithergoodforfootballnorforFifaanditspartners"moreover
Emiratesraiseditsconcernsbysaying"wehopethattheseissueswillberesolvedassoonaspossible"and
Visaadding"thecurrentsituationisclearlynotgoodforthegameandweaskthatFifatakeallnecessary
stepstoresolvetheconcernsthathavebeenraised."[56]
AustralianSportsMinisterMarkArbibsaiditwasclearFIFAneededtochange,saying"thereisnodoubt
thereneedstobereformofFIFA.Thisissomethingthatwe'rehearingworldwide",withAustralianSenator
NickXenophonaccusingFIFAof"scamming"thecountryoutoftheA$46million(US$49million)itspent
ontheAustralia2022FIFAWorldCupbid,sayingthat"untiltheinvestigationintoFIFAhasbeen
completed,Australiamustholdoffspendinganymoretaxpayers'moneyonanyfutureWorldCupbids."[59]
TheoZwanziger,PresidentoftheGermanFootballAssociation,alsocalledonFIFAtoreexaminethe
awardingofthe2022FIFAWorldCuptoQatar.[60]
TransparencyInternational,whichhadcalledonFIFAtopostponetheelectionpendingafullindependent
investigation,reneweditscallonFIFAtochangeitsgovernancestructure.[61]
Moreover,formerArgentinefootballplayerDiegoMaradonawascriticalofFIFAinlightofthecorruption
scandal,comparingmembersoftheboardtodinosaurs.Hesaid"Fifaisabigmuseum.Theyaredinosaurs
whodonotwanttorelinquishpower.It'salwaysgoingtobethesame."[62]InOctober2011,DickPound
criticizedtheorganization,saying,"FIFAhasfallenfarshortofacredibledemonstrationthatitrecognizes
themanyproblemsitfaces,thatithasthewilltosolvethem,thatitiswillingtobetransparentaboutwhatit
isdoingandwhatitfinds,andthatitsconductinthefuturewillbesuchthatthepubliccanbeconfidentin
thegovernanceofthesport."[63]

Videoreplay
FIFAdoesnotpermitvideoevidenceduringmatches,althoughitispermittedforsubsequentsanctions.[64]
The1970meetingoftheInternationalFootballAssociationBoard"agreedtorequestthetelevision
authoritiestorefrainfromanyslowmotionplaybackwhichreflected,ormightreflect,adverselyonany
decisionofthereferee".[65]In2008,FIFAPresidentSeppBlattersaid:"Letitbeasitisandlet'sleave
[football]witherrors.Thetelevisioncompanieswillhavetherighttosay[thereferee]wasrightorwrong,
butstilltherefereemakesthedecisionaman,notamachine."[66]

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Ithasbeensaidthatinstantreplayisneededgiventhedifficultyoftrackingtheactivitiesof22playerson
suchalargefield,[67]andithasbeenproposedthatinstantreplaybeusedinpenaltyincidents,foulswhich
leadtobookingsorredcardsandwhethertheballhascrossedthegoalline,sincethoseeventsaremore
likelythanotherstobegamechanging.[68]
Criticspointoutthatinstantreplayisalreadyinuseinothersports,includingrugbyunion,cricket,
Americanfootball,Canadianfootball,basketball,baseball,tennis,andicehockey.[67][69][70][71]Asone
notableproponentofvideoreplay,PortuguesecoachCarlosQueirozhasbeenquotedassayingthatthe
"credibilityofthegame"isatstake.[72]
Anincidentduringasecondroundgameinthe2010FIFAWorldCupbetweenEnglandandGermany,
whereashotbyEnglishmanFrankLampard,whichwouldhaveleveledthescoresat22inamatchthat
ultimatelyendedina41Germanvictory,crossedthelinebutwasnotseentodosobythematchofficials,
ledFIFAofficialstodeclarethattheywillreexaminetheuseofgoallinetechnology.[73]

FIFAstructuredtournaments
Men'stournaments
FIFAWorldCup
FIFAConfederationsCup
Football:Olympicevent/tournament(U23)
FIFAU20WorldCup
FIFAU17WorldCup

LocationofallSeniorAssociation
FootballFIFAWorldCups,including
bothmen'sandwomen's

Football:YouthOlympicevent/tournament(U15)
FIFAClubWorldCup
FIFAFutsalWorldCup
FIFABeachSoccerWorldCup
BlueStars/FIFAYouthCup

Women'stournaments
FIFAWomen'sWorldCup
Football:Olympicevent/tournament
FIFAU20Women'sWorldCup
FIFAU17Women'sWorldCup
Football:YouthOlympicevent/tournament(U15)

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Currenttitleholders
WorldCups
FIFAWorldCup

FIFAU20WorldCup FIFAU17WorldCup

Men's

Germany(2014)

France(2013)

Nigeria(2013)

Women's

Japan(2011)

Germany(2014)

Japan(2014)

Olympics
SummerOlympics

SummerYouthOlympics

Men's

Mexico(2012)

Peru(2014)

Women's

UnitedStates(2012)

ChinaPR(2014)

Clubs
FIFAClubWorldCup:

RealMadrid(2014)

Otherfootballcodes
FIFAFutsalWorldCup:

Brazil(2012)

FIFABeachSoccerWorldCup:
BlueStars/FIFAYouthCup:

Russia(2013)
AtlticoParanaense(2014)

Seealso
ListofFIFAMemberAssociations
ListoffullysovereignstateswithoutFIFAmembership

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Furtherreading
PaulDarby,Africa,FootballandFifa:Politics,ColonialismandResistance(SportintheGlobal
Society),FrankCassPublishers2002,ISBN071468029X.
JohnSugden,FIFAandtheContestForWorldFootball,PolityPress1998,ISBN0745616615.
JimTrecker,CharlesMiers,J.BrettWhitesell,ed.,Women'sSoccer:TheGameandtheFifaWorld
Cup,Universe2000,RevisedEdition,ISBN0789305275.

Externallinks
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DocumentonallegedFIFAcorruption(http://www.playthegame.org/knowledgebank/articles/a
questiontopresidentblatteraboutbribes886.html)
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