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About FIFA
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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. Full Article
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Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter talk during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009. The party was to celebrate Blatter's conferment of a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in the spring.
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Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter hold soccer uniforms with their names printed on during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009.
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BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Aaron Hughes of Northern Ireland reads out a FIFA fairplay statement before kick off during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Northern Ireland and Slovakia at Windsor Park on September 9, 2009 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Football Association of Wales President Philip Pritchard, left, with FIFA President Sepp Blatter unveil a commemorative plaque as they open the new sports training facility at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Hensol, Wales, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009.
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Dutch Soccer Federation representative Gerard Bouwer (L), FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) and Belgian Soccer Federation President Francois De Keersmaecker (R) pose next to the logo of the Benelux bid to host the 2018 World Cup after a news conference in Brussels July 20, 2009.
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Belgium's King Albert II (R) welcomes FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) and Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) ahead of a meeting on the Benelux bid to host the 2018 World Cup at the Royal Palace in Brussels July 20, 2009.
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Belgium's King Albert II (R) welcomes FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) and Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) ahead of a meeting on the Benelux bid to host the 2018 World Cup at the Royal Palace in Brussels July 20, 2009.
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JULY 08: Kevin Rudd (R), Australian Prime Minister and FIFA president Sepp Blatter chat together in the meeting room of the FIFA headquarter on July 8, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JULY 08: (L-R) Kevin Rudd, Australian Prime Minister, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Frank Lowy, chairman of the Australian Football Association (FFA) pose in front of the FIFA trophy at the FIFA headquarter on July 8, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Brazil's captain Lucio (L) holds the FIFA fair play trophy as he celebrates after defeating the U.S. to win the Confederations Cup final soccer match in Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg June 28 2009. Brazil won the match 3-2.
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South African President Jacob Zuma, left, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter, center, are seen before the start of the Confederations Cup final soccer match between the US and Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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South African President Jacob Zuma, left, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter are seen before the start of the Confederations Cup final soccer match between the US and Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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South African President Jacob Zuma, left, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter, right, are seen before the start of the Confederations Cup final soccer match between the US and Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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Spain's Sergio Ramos, left, shakes hands with FIFA president Sepp Blatter, right, during the Confederations Cup third-place award ceremony, after Spain defeated South Africa 3-2, at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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Spain's Sergio Ramos, left, speaks with FIFA president Sepp Blatter, second from left, during their Confederations Cup third-place award ceremony after defeating South Africa 3-2, at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) shakes hands with FIFA President Sepp Blatter before the Confederations Cup soccer match between South Africa and Iraq at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg June 14, 2009.
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South African President Jacob Zuma, left, shakes hands with FIFA president Sepp Blatter at the opening game of the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match, between South Africa and Iraq, at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 14, 2009.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 14: Joseph Sepp Blatter president of FIFA speaks to the crowd during the opening ceremony for the opening match of the FIFA Confederations Cup between South Africa and Iraq at Ellis Park Stadium on June 14, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 14: Joseph Sepp Blatter president of FIFA speaks to the crowd during the opening ceremony for the opening match of the FIFA Confederations Cup between South Africa and Iraq at Ellis Park Stadium on June 14, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Workers await the arrival of FIFA President Sepp Blatter at Cape Town's Green Point stadium in this September 15, 2008 file photo. Next year's soccer World Cup will be held in 10 stadiums around South Africa for a month from June 11. Picture taken September 15, 2008.
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The dome of FIFA's headquarters at the Soccer City Stadium, on the edge of Soweto, South Africa, is seen Tuesday, June 9, 2009. With one year to go to the World Cup kickoff, the swirling red dust and relentless noise produced by 3,500 workers is everywhere.
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The dome of FIFA's headquarters at the Soccer City Satdium, on the edge of the Soweto, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. With one year to go to the World Cup kickoff, the swirling red dust and relentess noise produced by 3,500 workers is everywhere.
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, left, holds the FIFA Confederations Cup trophy with FIFA Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan, right, after he received the trophy from FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke, unseen, at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, June 9, 2009.
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South Africa President Jacob Zuma, left, stands behind the FIFA Confederations Cup trophy with FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke, right, at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. The Confederations Cup soccer tournament will begin on June 14.
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South Africa President Jacob Zuma, center, receives the FIFA Confederations Cup trophy from FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke, right, at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. The Confederations Cup soccer tournament will begin on June 14.
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Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter hold soccer uniforms with their names printed on during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009.
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It's not a group to complain about, neither is it one to be euphoric about. Switzerland and Chile are numbers 17 and 18 in the FIFA rankings and are not very far from the best
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We have said for years there shall be a legacy in Africa when we bring FIFA's World Cup to Africa
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Now one of the things that’s going on at the moment is, Australia is making a bid for the World Cup Soccer, and as part of that Western Australia has made a commitment that we will have a FIFA, which is their football association internationally, a FIFA compliant stadium should we win the World Cup
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Our youth team plans for the national sides are all set till 2015. Each team has its own staff and we are preparing them four years before they enter any competition. That's why we were in Egypt [for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup], that's why we were in Nigeria [for the Under 17 version] and that's why ou...
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Greenfields is one of the five major contractors recognised by FIFA, and after the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium job was given to us, it was suddenly taken away to another company, which perhaps used different specifications and materials that were not suitable for the type of job required.
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The 2010 World Cup draw served as both as a reaffirmation of South Africa's readiness to host the 2010 World Cup and a celebration of the 32 teams that will participate in the FIFA 2010 World Cup. We can say without fear of contradiction that we are indeed ready to host the 2010 World Cup.
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Actually, we have been allocated 4,000 tickets by FIFA. For the rest of the quota we are going to apply for tickets for Brazil and England as they have a lot of supporters here ... A lot of fans have called to ask if we have tickets for any of Brazil's matches and say they are willing to buy them no mat...
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They (fans) have kept calling after Friday's draw. We talked to FIFA and it has promised to allocate (China) more VIP tickets in those three stadiums as well as in other cities
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Since the half year, there have been a number of major software releases including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and FIFA 10, which both broke records in their first week of launch. However, the exceptionally strong performance of these titles was in part offset by softer than expected sales of some ot...
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I am in agreement with Roger Federer, who wanted Hawk-Eye thrown out of Wimbledon, and (FIFA President) Sepp Blatter, who says that refereeing decisions are part of football.
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We'll discuss with FIFA the possibility of continuing the competitions and we would expect that there are precedents that would say those competitions can continue to occur during the World Cup
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The requirements are that we need to get access to the venues four weeks prior to the competition for the preparation for the pitches, some of the stadia overlays that are required by FIFA, and of course we need the venues for the duration of the tournament
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We have only outlined to them the various requirements under the FIFA regulations to host the World Cup.
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We've been in discussions with FIFA as to what constitutes a major event. I think there's some precedents around the world where competitions like the AFL or the NRL have continued to play
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South Australia and Adelaide is keen to be a host city for a World Cup games and indeed we are submitting $450 million to upgrade Adelaide Oval, which will be great for football ... great for international cricket but will also be FIFA-compliant and capable of hosting World Cup games.
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We need to get access four weeks before the competition for preparation for pitches and preparation for overlay that are required by FIFA and the duration of the tournament
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While they are happy to fly around the world and brief FIFA delegates, they appear unwilling to tell anyone in Australia what is really going to happen. They have deliberately kept us in the dark.
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Spain and Chile, are the strongest teams in the group ... Their FIFA rankings and their current form puts them at the top of the group, as teams to beat, especially Chile.
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Today, as the department of home affairs and on behalf of the government and people of our country we are proud to welcome on our shores the more than 3,000 FIFA delegates and foreign guests of honour to the Mother City for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw
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Now we have to make sure that as FIFA, South Africans and the government we welcome the hundreds of thousands people coming to South Africa in the best way
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We are certain that all South Africans wherever they may be and in whatever they are doing, will display the warmth of Ubuntu in welcoming the FIFA family and guests of honour to our country and give them the taste of the flair and efficiency that will be the hallmark of our hosting of the historic 2010...
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As a department we have done everything we could to ensure the smooth entry of all members of the FIFA family, guests of honour and indeed representatives of the 32 teams that will be participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
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