FIFA is the authorised body to look after the international football, head quartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the French term for International Federation of Association Football is responsible for all major football events and tournaments happeneing around the world. FIFA is the football body with 208 members was founed in paris on May 21, 1904. In th beginning it consisted of only Europen countries, but expanded beyond theboundaries of Europe in 1909, by letting in Argentina and Chilie in 1912. Canada and the U.S. joined FIFA in 1913. FIFA do had to face troubles during the period of World War I, but things were settled in an orderly manner with in short span after the war.

FIFA acts under the Laws of Switzerland as it is head quartered in Zurich. The supreme body of FIFA is the FIFA Congress, an assembly comprising of a representative from each affiliated national federation. As ordinary session of the Congress is held every year and extraordinary sessions takes place as per the rquirements. The FIFA president, secretary-general and the other members of FIFA’s Executive Committee are elected by the Congress, who will manage the daily administration.

FIFA recognizes the best player of the year by awarding him FIFA World Player of the Year. It also takes part actively in the spreading of the game around the world. If found that any associate member organization is not functiong properly, FIFA never shy away from taking action agaist it including suspension.

AFC, the Asia wing of FIFA, is on plans to bring 22 leading associations in Asia aiming to further increase transparency, competition, quality training and a proper league structure with relegation, promotion and a 2nd division, that may result in the expansion of the market for football. FIFA brought out a ruling in 2007 that a player can register with a maximum of three clubswhich stirred controversy. It also took action agaist Iraq national team by suspnding it in May 2008 for government interference with independent national sports authorities.

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