FIFA

If the governments of the big European countries were to demand external regulation of FIFA's activities, it might have some impact.

Fifa are investigating why thousands of fans failed to turn up for the opening matches of the World Cup in South Africa.

Dave: The CPU sort of did this in FIFA 11 but it was always in exactly the same areas (touchline) so it never felt like genuine inaccuracy.

Currently, the number of FINA members has reached 180, second to that of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA).

How much of the profit FIFA makes will be left to develop the poor communities?

Fifa cannot, at least, be accused of some shadowy conspiracy when seeding is always at the core of its regulations for tournaments.

Howard Webb, the English referee retained by Fifa for the quarter-finals, said he would be open to the introduction of goalline technology.

"The matter will be referred to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, " it said.

Brazil's newly-crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho said he was committed to the fight against racism in the sport.

Neither FIFA nor Adidas would say how much the official sponsorship of the World Cup costs.

The FIFA team also concluded that altitude is likely to alter the aerodynamics of the ball in a way that could catch players out.

The Honorary President, a title Havelange accepted from his last congress in Paris in 1998, gets a pension but FIFA won't say how much.

FIFA does not deny receiving a warning but says it has "no indication" of match-fixing in any World Cup matches.

A few years ago Europe's leading clubs seemed to be prepared to contemplate a breach with FIFA.

They believe Dzeko has already put pen to paper on his new contract and are ready to call for FIFA intervention.

Notice that Henry waited until after Fifa ruled out a replay before saying it might be the right solution.

When it resumed, the FIFA World Cup rapidly advanced to its undisputed status as the greatest single sporting event of the modern world.

The New Zealand 1982 FIFA World Cup representative was one of the most destructive attacking weapons in the Bundesliga during the 1980's.

However, the fact that Fifa has some rules governing transfers does at least set a benchmark for the industry.

He said nothing about the English attempt to forestall his re-election. His friends said it for him.

FIFA has been releasing unsold tickets slowly but this Friday it said the last 90, 000 seats including the final itself would go on sale.

The FIFA world cup is nothing more than a cup. After all, there's one and only champion, but curses from the octopus will go on and on.

Your Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta have admitted they were relieved to see Argentina knocked out by Germany.

FIFA will also decide in 2012 whether or not to have two extra officials behind the goal-line as a "general rule" .

Mr Bin Hammam was banned from football for life in July after he was found guilty of trying to buy votes in the Fifa presidential election.

Although football is already an empire on which the sun never sets, Fifa wants to expand it further.

He said they could face expulsion from FIFA and a ban on all future soccer engagements.

The "scandal" was the unintended inclusion of Israel among the recipients of Iran's annual New Year's greeting to FIFA members.

I'm not a big sleeper in the day, so I'm probably knocking round the hotel trying to find someone to play FIFA with or talk to.

Now, is FIFA asking too much of the prospective companies, that they relay goal-scoring info to the ref in no more than a second?

Blatter said he apologized to England and Mexico and that FIFA was already studying how to improve refereeing or match control .

It was as the greatest player on the planet that he lifted the FIFA World Cup after a 3-2 win over West Germany.

This never happen this at least not happen as long as I'm the president to FIFA.

This may be out of tune with the stated drive by the International Football Federation (FIFA) for "sustainability" .

FIFA President Joan Havelange said he hoped the 2002 World Cup would be staged in Asia.

FIFA alone is not equipped to attack it because we have no authority in the criminal law, in governments and the police.

But for PES to move forwards and stem the flow of FIFA converts, reconnection with its fanbase is vital.

Fifa started out as a tiny voluntary organisation, and grew and grew into a global behemoth with more member nations than the UN.

This goes against what was previously a strong anti-technology stance from FIFA.

"There was one block that looked empty and our people in ticketing are looking into it, " Fifa spokesman Nicolas Maingot said Saturday.

The applicant shall be considered to have passed theexamination if he attains the minimum mark set by FIFA.

Abete and his fellow directors were astonished that Fifa did not extend an alternative invite.

None of this bodes too well for Brazil and Spain, the top two teams in the FIFA index and most pundits' favorites.

Football itself may not overly excite me but FIFA fills me with morbid fascination.

But this week FIFA, the sport's governing body, confirmed that the competition will take place in Brazil in 2014.

BASEL, Switzerland - Zinedine Zidane won the FIFA Player of the Year award for a third time Monday, beating Thierry Henry and Ronaldo.

Sun Wen, a legend of the women's game, is now working as a FIFA technical official at the Shanghai venue.

The refereeing system will change for the next World Cup with goal line technology and extra officials being considered, FIFA said.

FIFA, the body that co-ordinates international football tournaments and stands accused of corruption, holds its annual meeting.

Furthermore, the association shall alsoinform FIFA of any sanction proceedings (cf. Chapter VII) that are instituted andtheir outcome.

This World Cup was preceded by pious declarations from FIFA that referees would crack down on play acting by footballers.

The throng bore witness to what was by all accounts the best match of the third FIFA World Cup.

FIFA will recycle much of that money into football development worldwide.

Messi has received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21.

Maldini and Roberto Carlos have been the only other defenders nominated for FIFA World Player.

The national team has not helped either - years of poor results have seen China drop to 76 in the Fifa world rankings.

In the new FIFA-approved study researchers will receive blood samples from heart attack victims all over Germany watching football.

Upsets. One of the many reasons why the FIFA World Cup is the greatest sporting event on the globe.

C. Ronaldo is also a strong contender to win the FIFA award and the European Golden Ball organized by the French magazine France Football.

FIFA later said vuvuzelas are here to stay. "Vuvuzelas will not be banned from the stadia, " spokesman Stan Schaffner told reporters.

William Hill had been offering 5-to-1 odds that video technology would be introduced by FIFA before the next World Cup.

Campbell was in Fifa's World Cup XI two tournaments in a row, but playing for an England team that never got past the quarter-finals.

In its verdict of 26 June 2008, the Criminal Court of Zug had not convicted any Fifa officials.

The design needed to position Pepsi as a young, dynamic, edgy, must-have drink to standout against Coke, the official FIFA sponsor.

'We expect that they show the matches live, subject to FIFA guidelines and instructions, ' FIFA said in an emailed reply to questions.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter needs to step in and broker a deal with the national associations and the clubs' management.

Could you look out for more physical aerial duals and fouls committed in the air, which are non existent in previous FIFA's?

Each member association, regardless of its size, has one vote at FIFA's congress, which elects the president.

And in a press conference today, FIFA president Sepp Blatter indicated that's exactly what he's going to do.

England had been supposed to travel to Goodison for the semi-final until a FIFA decision to move the game to Wembley.

Police were called in to control angry crowds trying to buy World Cup tickets today after Fifa's sales system collapsed under the strain.

FIFA summoned Mr Blatter to appear at a hearing of its ethics committee on Sunday, following a complaint from another board member.

Taylor said UEFA and FIFA are working on a detailed proposal to help persuade the EU to close that loophole.

We present a simple and effective approach for the task of text classification. The approach uses FIFA algorithm to text classification.

Throwing the country a lifeline, FIFA announced that it would rotate the tournament between football confederations.

'They are still talking with the player behind our back. That's not right. We are ready to go to FIFA to protect our rights. '

With the impressive performance of Ronaldo in Barcelona, it was not surprised that he was elected as the Fifa world footballer of 1996.

Especially when there are no Fifa media officers around to rein him in.

While the FIFA world ranking may be imperfect, it's the only measure we have of the relative strength of soccer nations.

The latest claims, though, come from the heart of FIFA's political structure.

There are few other industries in which businesses must lend their employees to a higher authority, but FIFA obliges clubs to do just that.

Havelange built up the financial power that now gives FIFA a reserve account of $1. 2 billion.

It seems to happen time and time again. There's no point in reporting it to UEFA or FIFA.

As with the Soweto project, FNB is deeply involved: two towers are painted in the company's 2010 FIFA World Cup logo & colors.

Incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter is the only one running to head the world football governing body.

FIFA is the body that decides where soccer's quadrennial World Cup will be held, among other responsibilities.

The FIFA World Cup begins next month, and Nike's advertising is capitalizing on the frenzy around the event.

BBC NEWS--A senior Fifa official has denied African football fans are being priced out of the World Cup in South Africa.

But the Blues appealed and their FIFA ban was suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport pending a final review.

Now this prettied talk the moment could Premier League do this without injunction by FIFA while they could.

The FIFA World Cup is a unique opportunity for Germany to present herself as a hospitable, joyful and modern nation bursting with ideas.

More prosaically, FIFA will compare America's market size with Australia's, and follow the money.

The Gauchos maintain a standing at the top of the global game, currently lying third in the FIFA World Rankings.

At least it hasn't copied South Africa's strategy of rolling over and giving Fifa anything it wants.

In all, his international record was 50 caps and 12 goals, and he scored five times in his dozen FIFA World Cup finals matches.

Both men insist that FIFA is not corrupt; Mr Bin Hammam has made much of the need for more "transparency" .

However FIFA said they would not reveal their decision until Tuesday or even Wednesday.

FIFA's decision, reached amid claims and counter-claims of corruption, puts Russia on the spot once and for all to clean up its reputation.

By winning, the maligned United States advanced to its first men's FIFA final since starting play in 1916.

Before the start of the tournament, the head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter gave his opinion in a public statement.

Messi is the reigning FIFA player of the year, but sat out the match to protect him against any possible injury.

It has been mooted for a number of years by FIFA at the World Cup that Great Britain has a team.

FIFA then changed future World Cup schedules to hold final group matches simultaneously, so no two teams could plot against a third.

As a result, FIFA sees no problem with changing the ball from one World Cup to the next.

The German group is an official partner of FIFA and it's the provider of the World Cup ball "Jabulani. "

FIFA, world soccer's governing body, is embroiled in a bribery scandal that now looks set to rumble on into the summer.

The national football association has been a member of FIFA since 1988.

In terms of economic impact they are the world's third largest cultural events, after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics.

Every time Adidas produces a new design for a World Cup ball, it sells replicas in all sizes, and FIFA receives a royalty on sales.

But Fifa said that the horns formed part of the unique African atmosphere of the tournament and refused to ban them.

Perhaps FIFA could introduce an annual quota on the number of international matches a player can represent his country.

Germany is well prepared to host the FIFA World Cup.

The midfielder was captain of the United States U17 team who participated in this year's FIFA World Cup tournament in Mexico.

Sanction proceedings may be initiated bythe relevant association or by FIFA, either on its own initiative or uponrequest.

The Asian qualifying groups for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007 have been redrawn following the withdrawal of Thailand and Philippines.

Going by the screenshots it looks like Konami have followed in the footsteps of the FIFA manager mode and then a step further too.

You still have something to think about, to talk about, after four weeks of watching the FIFA World Cup.

Portugal fans enjoyed a rare goal fest against Malta in the last round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match.

Meanwhile, match-fixing, or the suspicion of it, too often stains the game FIFA is supposed to govern.

Blatter faces a challenge from Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohamed Bin Hamman for the FIFA presidency.

But in an unprecedented move, soccer's ruling body FIFA has vowed it will look into the issues after the tournament.

The tickets were on sale at supermarkets and bank branches as well as special counters but all relied on Fifa's computer system.

FIFA reserves the right to execute spot checks atthe associations with regard to the examination procedure.

Ever since the first tentative competition in Uruguay in 1930, FIFA's flagship has constantly grown in popularity and prestige.

The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the World Cup final tournament.

Later in the week, the FIFA World Cup Trophy will be flown from Zurich to its first stop in Cairo, Egypt.

"I always thought in all of our games like PES and FIFA, feints were just used to show off, " Seabass says.

FIFA's disciplinary committee have now warned the Croatian Federation further incidents could result in "more severe sanctions" .

A delegation from world football body FIFA arrives on Monday for a four-day visit to assess England's bid.

Even if FIFA does not rely on ticket revenue, but also on the face so hard to see ah.

He was regarded to be the best football player in the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA was warned before this year's World Cup of fears that Nigeria's team could be vulnerable to match-fixing, BBC reported Friday.

FIFA, which reviews all red cards at the World Cup, would not comment on the specifics.

In the end he was given the recognition he deserved when FIFA awarded him with the Golden Ball.

The Liberian went on to global success at Milan and won the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in1995.

And Platini has revealed he has spoken to Fifa president Sepp Blatter regarding the plans and that his counterpart shares the same opinion.

Advertising Age magazine reports that the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the most watched TV event in history.

The bid team asked for FIFA to take a bold gamble, but promised there would be no risk.

Sepp Blatter of FIFA and Jacques Rogge of the International Olympic Committee speak about it. South Korea practices it.

FIFA said no continent will be allowed to host consecutive World Cups.

Fifa in Zurich following a three-hour meeting tonight and a 40-minute appearance from Maradona himself.

In lauding the victorious nations, the FIFA President also made a point of praising those who missed out.

Journalists in South Africa have accused football's governing body Fifa of imposing restrictive rules on reporting next year's World Cup.

Several FIFA referees reacted, noting that most of their calls are correct and very few mistakes actually affect the outcome of games.

I believe that FIFA never stopped anybody from moving, no matter what you do.

We have received the decision from FIFA regarding the suspension to Wayne Rooney following his dismissal against Portugal.

However to watch Fifa World Cup is enjoyment, the consummate skill, the drastic content and unknowable result all make people gambol.

However, even the footprint on its own is huge in comparison to the 2006 Fifa World Cup footprint.

And to urge FIFA Soccer Football Association in accordance with international laws, severe penalties Beijing Guoan Football Club!

The governing body of world football, Fifa, has suspended two executive committee members over allegations of bribery.

FIFA decides beforehand the number of spots awarded to each of the continental zones.

Fifa's head of security, Chris Eaton, said they were groomed to help fix matches in the future.

The 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy was depicted as a fight between Roman legions and Gaulish villagers in newspapers.

In the latest official FIFA rankings, England were in eighth position and Spain were second.

english news : fifa president blatter announced saturday in zurich , switzerland that south africa is to organize the 2010 fifa world cup.

The Confederations Cup is contested by each of the six Fifa Confederation Champions, along with the World Cup winners and host nation.

United beat Real Madrid 3-0 on penalties to secure 5th place in the Blue Stars FIFA Youth Cup in Zurich on Thursday.

FIFA may not raise true taxes, but it finds revenue easier to come by than many national governments do.

Football's world body FIFA has rejected this, saying that the first African World Cup should not be Europeanised.

Rio Ferdinand has called on Fifa to start deducting points from teams whose supporters chant racial or homophobic abuse at players.

What does Cannavaro have that won him the Golden Ball and FIFA World Player of the Year?

With the stadium filled to the rafters, Italy won their third FIFA World Cup crown at the expense of West Germany.

FIFA said Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester, CFU officials, have also been suspended over the bribery allegations.

The panjandrums of international football have traditionally been untouchable: FIFA is a law unto itself.

Sweden's 1-0 lead at the start of the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final in the Rasunda was the first time Brazil had been behind in the tournament.

Maintain good relations with the other continental football confederations and FIFA.

At a ceremony held in Zurich today by Fifa, football's governing body, England failed in its bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

The election took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group.

For good or ill, FIFA has much in common with governments whose territories are marked by customs posts rather than goalposts.

FIFA insists that the metal part of the current trophy, which dates back to 1974, is "solid gold. "

It's an admirable goal, but it remains to be seen whether FIFA can deliver.

Mexico City's fabled Estadio Azteca has been the backdrop for some of history's most unforgettable FIFA World Cup TM moments.

Chinese football fans may be excited about the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off on last Friday, but their employers are not.

During a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup match, players from Venezuela battled those from Russia. The match was held in Ravenna, Italy.

With the FIFA World Cup as a pretext, the Brazilians set about building the biggest football stadium in the world.

The FIFA ethics committee, meanwhile, cleared president Sepp Blatter of turning a blind eye to the alleged bribes.

The usual extension of this claim is that only the Super Bowl, Olympics Opening Ceremonies, and FIFA World Cup Final draw higher viewership.

Coloccini won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship with Argentina, as well as a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Rumours suggest the Spanish football federation will suffer a severe punishment but FIFA declined to comment.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said once again he was determined to eradicate racism from football.

Thieves stole 7 replicas of the golden World Cup trophy from FIFA's headquarters in South Africa, police and soccer officials said Tuesday.

FIFA is adamant: the hardy local stuff is not green enough for international television.

To the dismay of other sports, notably tennis, soccer's growth has been rapid in Australia, which offers FIFA an attractive new market.

Only someone who knows nothing about about football would say this and yes Blatter head of Fifa knows nothing about football.

All international transfers will have to got through FIFA's Transfer Matching System (TMS) from this Friday.

Nine years later, FIFA chose him and Pele as the best players in soccer history.

ROME - Brazil have reinforced their leadership in the FIFA World Ranking on the back of success in the Confederations Cup.

PC owners can breathe a sigh of relief: There will in any case in "FIFA 10" little change to its predecessor.

The Dutch Federation is having problems selling its allocation and has asked FIFA to postpone the closing date for sales.

As for the match itself, Japan will be a heavy favorite, ranked No. 17 in Fifa's official world rankings to North Korea at No. 124.

Even FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, has become a fan of it.

This uncertainty was enough for Fifa's technical bid inspectors to grade Qatar "high" in overall operational risk.

Officials at FIFA have repeatedly expressed confidence in its World Cup host.

404 - the number of minutes Greece had gone without a FIFA World Cup goal before Dimitrios Salpingidis's 44th-minute strike against Nigeria.

In support of the 2006 FIFA World Cup football matches, Pepsi launched a global Pepsi Football Star Image collectible pack series.

The 23-year-old midfielder captains Argentina's national team, which will face off against Venezuela in a FIFA friendly.

another Ossi, Michael Ballack, will lead the national football team at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

FIFA claims the pair were involved in a large scale ambush marketing effort by Dutch brewer Bavaria NV.

United pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney will go head-to-head for FIFA's inaugural Best Young Player Award at this summer's World Cup.

FIFA World Cup introduces a new game mode called Global Challenge that will test even the most hardcore gamer .

He also claimed Fifa had a "long standing and proud record in the area of anti-discrimination" .

Khoza said FIFA would not ban it, adding that a lot of visitors during the Confederations Cup had taken a vuvuzela home.

China and the world last night as they gathered to witness the opening of the FIFA World Cup in Munich.

Exiting FIFA 08 game on Windows 7 guests and hosts with Aero enabled, might cause the desktop wallpaper to turn black.

FIFA says matches in oxygen-thin conditions are a health hazard and distort fair play.

Sporting associations like Fifa are largely exempt from Swiss laws against corruption.

Although Fifa has yet to decide the seedings , a spokesman said they were "99% likely" to be based on world rankings.

Brazil bought blue shirts and sewed on badges to avoid a clash with Sweden's yellow tops at the 1958 FIFA World Cup final at the Rasunda.

During the disciplinary hearing, Maradona "apologised to Fifa and the world football family" .

Either fixture would test Fifa president Sepp Blatter's "football family" homily to breaking point.

The Brazilian Football Federation have confirmed Dunga has been dismissed following the country's elimination from the FIFA World Cup.

What are your own memories of the FIFA World Cup as a child?

Reference is also made to the "Definitions" section in the FIFA Statutes.

FIFA has ruled out showing live web casts over fears that it will endanger existing TV contracts.

It is a spreadsheet that automatically calculates the standing of each team based on its score and FIFA rules.

That idea was shelved indefinitely after meeting massive opposition from clubs, fans and FIFA.

It is not a refusal by Fifa to get involved, quite the contrary. It is a recommendation by Fifa to opt for this way.

FIFA World Cup partner Coca-Cola has its own previous performance to beat.

FIFA's reputation has been severely tarnished by repeated allegations of vote-buying and financial wrongdoing.

I am convinced that the flames of passion and togetherness engendered by the FIFA World Cup in Germany will spread to the entire world.

And Platini does not believe Fifa will back the plans when the governing body's executive committee meet on 14th March in Zurich.

FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifiers from Europe and South America. Featuring England, Ireland, Scotland, Brazil, and Argentina.

Fifa said in a statement that significant delays occurred in all sales outlets.

The game speed for me was spot on, much slower than Fifa 10 allowing you to build up play and create time and space for picking passes.

Jack Warner was suspended last month over allegations of bribery, but Fifa said those had now been dropped.

FIFA 10 computer case was designed to look like a barbecue grill.

It found Chelsea guilty of inducing a young player from the French club of Racing Lens Gael Kakuta to break his contract and sign for them.

Iran's soccer league routinely sends New Year's greetings to all members of FIFA except for Israel.

1994 - Brazil captures their fourth FIFA World Cup title, beating Italy in a penalty kick shootout.

I am by no means a football fan and completely suck at football game but I was pleasantly surprised by FIFA 12 on the Vita.

All the English teams were eliminated in the early stages of the FIFA world cup.

Now, the player and West Ham will take the case to the FIFA dispute resolution chamber.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter made the announcement in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of the game for the world.

'We released our young American players to play in the Copa America, and that's not a mandatory FIFA tournament.

President Barack Obama stated, with unilateralist insouciance, that FIFA had made the wrong choice.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: "I have repeatedly stressed FIFA's and my firm personal stance against racism and discrimination. "

Heavy rain delayed the Centenario's construction and early matches in the 1930 FIFA World Cup finals were switched to alternative venues.

FIFA rules, prizes for new glass flow regardless how champion team, also cannot possess this cup.

In May 2007, FIFA ruled that "in the interests of player health" , international matches could no longer be played above 2500 metres.

Ghana will be looking to rewrite history books when they take on Uruguay in a quarter-final clash at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Euphoria, disbelief, jeers and cheers filled the Internet following FIFA's announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup.

We had nine assured votes and we had to try and convince Jack Warner, then FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF president, to vote for us.

Can he turn FIFA into a bookie's shop?

FIFA have insisted that the release of under-23 players is mandatory but that clubs can refuse to release over-age players.

Therefore, FIFA and prepare for a new trophy cup "to" title.

Sun Wen was elected as the best football athlete bY FIFA.

Thanks mainly to muck-raking British journalists, a deep culture of corruption within FIFA has been exposed.

In the ECA's first year it agreed with FIFA and UEFA on a system of payments for players in the World Cup and UEFA's quadrennial tournament.

In 1984, he became a director of Manchester United and was also invited to sit on FIFA's football committee.

China's Captain Sun Wen was selected as the most valuable soccer player of the 20th century by FIFA.