Facts & History
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About the Football Federation
FIFA’s principal task is to oversee the various football federations and associations around the world and organize various football competitions, the World Cup being the most important. FIFA is an association established under the Laws of Switzerland. FIFA is made up of a supreme body that is the FIFA Congress is an assembly made up of a representative from each affiliated national federation.
Federation History
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904; the first president was Robert Guerin. FIFA created its first football competition in 1906 but it was not successful and Guerin was replaced by Daniel Burley Woolfall from England.
The next football tournament organized by FIFA was at the 1907 Olympic Games in London making the appearance of football more successful. FIFA expanded its memberships overseas with South Africa joining in 1909, Argentina and Chile in 1912, and Canada and the United States in 1913.
World War I brought trouble to FIFA because many of the football players were sent off to war and traveling to compete abroad for many teams was difficult. After World War I Woolfall stepped down and Carl Hirschmann was capable to save FIFA from extinction due to the hard times it was living.
Federation Management
- Joseph Blatter 1998-Present
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