FIFA

Summary

FIFA is a metaorganization^[1]. FIFA draws 6,352 Wikipedia views per month (metaorganization category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• FIFA received the 'Verschlossene Auster' award^[3].
• FIFA was a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations^[4].
• FIFA was a member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations^[5].
• FIFA was a member of International Football Association Board^[6].
• FIFA was a member of International Federation of Television Archives^[7].
• FIFA is in the country of Switzerland^[8].
• FIFA's image is recorded as Home of FIFA - front.jpg^[9].
• FIFA's instance of is recorded as metaorganization^[10].
• FIFA's instance of is recorded as association football federation^[11].
• FIFA's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body^[12].
• FIFA's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[13].
• FIFA's official language is recorded as English^[14].
• FIFA's official language is recorded as French^[15].
• FIFA's official language is recorded as German^[16].
• FIFA's official language is recorded as Spanish^[17].
• FIFA's logo image is recorded as FIFA logo without slogan.svg^[18].
• FIFA's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich^[19].
• FIFA's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121646271^[20].
• FIFA's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136163632^[21].
• FIFA's GND ID is recorded as 210096-4^[22].
• FIFA's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50041646^[23].
• FIFA's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118758476^[24].
• FIFA's IdRef ID is recorded as 026526921^[25].
• FIFA's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11063895^[26].
• FIFA's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00970742^[27].

Body

Founding

+1904-05-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of FIFA^[28]. FIFA's location of formation is recorded as Paris^[29].

Identity

FIFA's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Fédération internationale de football association'}^[30]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FIFA'}^[31], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فيفا'}^[32], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ФИФА'}^[33], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '国际足联'}^[34], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'FIFA'}^[35], and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'FIFA'}^[36].

Leadership

FIFA's chairperson is recorded as Gianni Infantino^[37].

Operations

FIFA's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich^[19]. Subsidiaries include CONCACAF^[38], an international sport governing body^[39], founded in 1961^[40], headquartered in Miami^[41]; Union of European Football Associations^[42], an international sport governing body^[43], in Switzerland^[44], founded in 1954^[45], headquartered in Nyon^[46]; CONMEBOL^[47], an international sport governing body^[48], in Paraguay^[49], founded in 1916^[50], headquartered in Luque^[51]; Confederation of African Football^[52], an international sport governing body^[53], in Egypt^[54], founded in 1957^[55], headquartered in 6th of October City^[56]; Asian Football Confederation^[57], an international sport governing body^[58], in Malaysia^[59], founded in 1954^[60], headquartered in Kuala Lumpur^[61]; and Oceania Football Confederation^[62], an international sport governing body^[63], in New Zealand^[64], founded in 1966^[65], headquartered in Auckland^[66].

Recognition

FIFA received the 'Verschlossene Auster' award^[3].

Why It Matters

FIFA draws 6,352 Wikipedia views per month (metaorganization category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] FIFA has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] FIFA is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

Works attributed to FIFA include FIFA World Rankings^[69], a world ranking list^[70], written by FIFA^[71].

FAQs

What awards did FIFA receive?

Honors received include 'Verschlossene Auster' award^[3].