FIFA

(Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

FIFA is the official world football association that organises events such as The World Cup and the Euros, they also set the official rules of football and produce referees. 211 countries are members of the international organisation. The organisation all started 113 years ago in Paris, France in a back room of the French Sport and Athletic Society Union building, this was on the 21st of may 1904. Then 4 years later FIFA organised an official football tournament in the 1908 Olympics in London. However the association nearly collapsed due to the lack of numbers involved during the first World War. But after a couple of tough years FIFA got back on its feet when they hosted the first ever football World Cup in Uruguay. Since then, the number of members grew from 12 to 211. Now the giant organisation is worth over £5 billion. The current president is Gianni Infantino.