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The '''Fédération Internationale de Football Association''' (FIFA) is the global governing body of the sport of [[soccer|Association Football]] ([[soccer]]). Amongst much else, FIFA is responsible for organising the [[FIFA World Cup]].
The '''Fédération Internationale de Football Association''' (FIFA) is the global governing body of the sport of [[soccer|Association Football]] ([[soccer]]). Amongst much else, FIFA is responsible for organising the [[FIFA World Cup]].
The president of FIFA is Sepp Blatter.
The president of FIFA is [[Sepp Blatter]].
In recent years, FIFA has been the subject of various accusations of [[corruption]] (some proven). This has not been helped by the decision to hold the 2018 World Cup tournament in [[Qatar]], a small, [[oil]]-rich state with little footballing tradition and no indigenous grass.
In recent years, FIFA has been the subject of various accusations of [[corruption]] (some proven). This has not been helped by the decision to hold the 2018 World Cup tournament in [[Qatar]], a small, [[oil]]-rich state with little footballing tradition and no indigenous grass.