FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA; "International Federation of Association Football") is the international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.

FIFA was founded in 1904 by the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. FIFA currently has 211 members of national associations, and covers almost all sovereign states and dependencies in the world, with every continents has its own governing body (still under FIFA). FIFA's headquarters is located in Zürich, Switzerland, and it is governed by Swiss law. According to official website of FIFA, FIFA's goals, enshrined in its statues, is the constant improvement of football.

History
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Men's tournaments

 * FIFA World Cup
 * FIFA Confederations Cup
 * Men's Olympic Football Tournament
 * FIFA U-20 World Cup
 * FIFA U-17 World Cup
 * Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament (U-15)
 * FIFA Club World Cup
 * FIFA Futsal World Cup
 * FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
 * Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

Women's tournaments

 * FIFA Women's World Cup
 * Women's Olympic Football Tournament
 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
 * FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
 * Girls' Youth Olympic Football Tournament (U-15)
 * FIFA Women's Club World Cup (proposed)

Other tournaments

 * FIFA Interactive World Cup