Fédération internationale de football association

FIfa History

• Founded in Paris on the 21st of May, 1904
• The first president was Robert Guérin
• The founding members were the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain , Sweden and Switzerland
• Membership of FIFA expanded beyond Europe with the application of South Africa in 1908, Argentina and Chile in 1912, and Canada and the United States in 1913.

6 FiFA confiderations

• AFC – Asian Football Confederation
• CAF – Confederation of African Football
• CONCACAF – Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
• CONMEBOL – Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
• OFC – Oceania Football Confederation
• UEFA – Union of European Football Associations

FIFA TOday

• Headquarters are in Zurich
• Current president is Joseph S. Blatter
• 208 countries are affiliated
• Official FIFA includes the following tournaments: FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Football at the Summer Olympics, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup, FIFA Futsal World Cup, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

Fifa president elections

Eligibility

• Candidate must have had an active role in association football for 2 of the last 5 years
• Candidate maust be backed by at least 5 member associations
• All submissions must be done in writing to the FIFA general secretariat within the deadline

admission and declaration of candidates

• The General secreatariat forward all submissions made to the Elcetoral Committee
• The Electoral Committe forward them to the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committe to carry out the integrity check
• The Electoral Committee, upon receipt of the integrity check, reconvene to review all submissions and take a decision on the admission and declaration the proposed candidatures

Only once the integrity checks have been completed by the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee and the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has validated the compliance of any potential candidate with the applicable FIFA regulatory provisions will the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee be able to formally admit and declare candidatures.

The steps between the declaration of candidates and the Congress
Firstly, there should be any confirmed candidate of the same nationality as one of the members of the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee, the committee member concerned would have to withdraw to avoid any potential conflict of interest and he would automatically be replaced by the deputy chairman of the respective committee, as provided for by the Electoral Regulations. In general, the committee will closely monitor the campaign and activities of all admitted and declared candidates to ensure the correct application of the regulations up to 29 May 2015 – election day. One month ahead of the Congress, the member associations will receive the agenda of the Congress as well as the list of admitted and declared candidates eligible for election. The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will also supervise the administrative process relating to the actual elections.

Restrictions
While candidates who hold positions within association football are permitted to remain in office during their election campaign, there are indeed certain aspects to be considered. All candidates are bound by the FIFA Code of Ethics and may be subject to investigations in cases of irregularities. Candidates must avoid conflicts of interest, in particular in the context of campaign funding. Furthermore, campaign activities by candidates holding official positions must not be mixed with activities carried out under the current office of the candidates concerned.

Domenico scala

Domenico Scala was born in Basel (Switzerland) in 1965. He studied at the University of Basel and
graduated with a degree in economics with a specialisation in corporate finance. He also holds
executive development degrees from INSEAD and London Business School.

Candidates

Sepp Blatter
Since 1975, Blatter has been working at FIFA, first as Technical Director (1975–1981), then General Secretary (1981–1998), before his election as FIFA President in 1998. He was re-elected as head of FIFA in 2002, and was re-elected unopposed for another four years on 31 May 2007, even though only 66 of 207 FIFA members nominated him.

Sepp Blatter was several times accused of taking bribes, so it is unlikely that he will be reelected.

Luis Figo
Once the world's most expensive player, the 42-year-old became an ambassador at Inter following retirement

Michael van Praag
The Dutch FA chief and UEFA ExCo member, 67, was Ajax president between 1989 and 2003, leading them to a Champions League win during that time

Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein
At 39, the Jordanian is already the head of his nation's FA and serves on both the AFC and FIFA Executive Committees

The presidential elections will take place in Zurich on the 29th of May, 2015

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