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Impotent CONCACAF To Plead For Fourth World Cup Spot

Remember back in high school when student government candidates would promise things they had absolutely no hope of delivering -- a soda machine in the cafeteria, the extra parking spaces, early release on football Fridays? Well, it appears that Jack Warner is running for class president. The December World Cup vote...

MLS To Back Off Schedule Shift Following World Cup Snub

BALTIMORE -- If FIFA doesn't want to play ball with the United States, than Major League Soccer isn't going to play ball with FIFA. MLS commissioner Don Garber on Thursday told FanHouse that the league is going to pocket its promise to look into shifting its season to the European fall-to-spring calendar -- it was a...

Lionel Messi Wins FIFA's Player of the Year Award Despite Poor World Cup

It's hard to argue with anyone who claims that Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world. But was he the player of the year? For the first time since it was introduced in 1991, the FIFA player of the year award has gone to someone who did not lift the World Cup the preceding summer. Fifty-eight goals in 54 club...

No Sex for Gays at Qatar World Cup? Was FIFA Chief Joking?

(Dec. 15) -- Gay soccer fans unsure about attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, should rest assured that they can attend the games ... as long as they refrain from sex, that is. That's according to FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, who stuck his foot in his mouth at a press conference in...

Qatari Parents Name New Daughter 'Fifa' After World Cup Bid Win

(Dec. 13) -- Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup has inspired soccer-crazy local parents to name their new daughter after the sport's world governing body. The new parents named their baby daughter "Fifa" in tribute to the Federation Internationale de Football Association, soccer's Swiss-based top...

Background on FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (English: International Federation of Association Football), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual ), is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer.

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