The International Federation of Association Football controls international football, which is also called soccer. It is an international organization that controls all football-related activities in countries where football is played. All countries that want to play football matches worldwide and participate in international and national-level tournaments must be affiliated with FIFA.
The organization’s main buildings are in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA manages and organizes major international football tournaments, and the most famous is the FIFA World Cup, which has been held since 1930. It was established on May 21, 1904, in the capital city of France, Paris, and has 209 national associations as its permanent members. The organization’s languages are English, French, German, and Spanish.
| President Supreme | Gianni Infantino |
| President | David Chung |
| Vice Presidents | Salman Bin Ibrahim AL Khalifa Aleksander Cefen David Gill Alejandro Dominguez Ahmad Ahmad Victor Montagliani |
| Secretary General | Mattias Grafstrom |
| Affiliations Website | International Olympic Committee International Football Association Board www.fifa.com |
The most powerful organ of FIFA is the FIFA Congress, which is an assembly made up of official representatives from each member association. This congress holds regular meetings and sessions once in and severla times a year since 1998. Additionally, conferences and talks are held from time to time.
