FIFA

American

[fee-fuh] / ˈfi fə /

noun

Fédération Internationale de Football Association: the federation, founded in 1904, that is the governing body for many international soccer tournaments, most notably the World Cup.

FIFA British

/ ˈfiːfə /

acronym

Fédération Internationale de Football Association: the international governing body of association football

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Etymology

Origin of FIFA

from French

Example Sentences

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Fifa's general secretary Mattias Grafstrom said on Saturday: "Our focus is to have a safe World Cup with everybody participating."

From BBC

On Saturday, Fifa's general secretary Mattias Grafstrom said "our focus is to have a safe World Cup with everybody participating."

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"If Iran withdraws its team - an outcome that seems entirely plausible - Fifa is likely to breathe a sigh of relief given the scope for protest and unrest."

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Fifa insists as an organiser of football events it has a statutory duty to remain neutral, and this is not the first time it has come under pressure over the political actions of a World Cup host.

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Fifa - football's world governing body - has said it is monitoring developments but, at this stage, officials are privately saying they expect Iran to be at the World Cup.

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