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Thus the nations of continental Europe decided to go it alone and 'FIFA' was born in Paris, uniting the Football governing bodies of France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland on 21 May 1904. Germany also joined the federation on the same day by telegram but is not considered a founding member.
The French name and acronym are universally adopted outside French-speaking countries. The founding members were the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain (represented by then-Real Madrid CF; the Royal Spanish Football Federation was not created until 1913), Sweden and Switzerland.
Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Country of origin Took office Left office Time in office 1: Robert Guérin (1876–1952) 22 May 1904 4 June 1906 2 years, 12 days France: 2: Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852–1918) 4 June 1906 24 October 1918 (died in office) 12 years, 142 days England – Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman [note 1] (1877–1951)
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904 – the French name and acronym persist to this day, even outside French-speaking countries. Its first president was Robert Guérin. FIFA presided over its first international competition in 1906, however, it met with little approval or success.
The FFF is a founding member of FIFA and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in France, both professional and amateur. The French Football Federation is a founding member of UEFA and joined FIFA in 1907 after replacing the USFSA, who were founding members. [4]
FIFA and the IOC also disagreed over the status of amateur players, and so football was dropped from the Games. [15] FIFA president Jules Rimet thus set about organizing the inaugural World Cup tournament. With Uruguay now a two-time official world champion and due to celebrate its centenary of independence in 1930, FIFA named Uruguay as the ...
Official name used by FIFA and AFC for People's Republic of China; Official name used by FIFA and AFC for Republic of China (Taiwan); national governing body was a member of OFC from 1975 to 1989; Official name used by FIFA and AFC for Hong Kong; Official name used by FIFA and AFC for Islamic Republic of Iran
Five years later, the effort to expel Rhodesia from FIFA was taken to the Congress in Mexico City, 1970; Ydnekatchew Tessema was accompanied by renowned Ethiopian lawyer, and member of the Executive Committee of the National Federation, Tafari Benti, who assisted in preparing a legal case against Rhodesia's continued FIFA membership. African ...