International understanding of soccer

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international body that is known to be in charge of all football activities globally. It was formed in 1904, perhaps, I should get my facts rights, and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.  It should be noted that the body does not work independently but collaboratively with all other bodies that have been mandated to deal with the football issues in the world. When one looks at the organization and structure of football, there has been a way in which continents have been organized to form the continental bodies that deal with the football matters. One of the major bodies is the African Union, the European Champions, among other bodies that seek to govern all the footballing activities at the local level.

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Different continents have a different structure through which they have made their local leagues be organized. In most of the European countries, each country has a football league, with the English Premier League and the La Liga of Britain and Spain being the most popular globally. There have been other countries that have competitive leagues, but all these have been mainly modified with the international standards.

The one thing, and am sure all the football fans are looking forward to is the World Cup. It is an event 
that brings all the countries globally to showcase their talents and compete amongst each other. It is one of the major sporting events that make the world to embrace the diversity and to come and share with a shared ideology of a sporting activity. In Africa, there is the African Cup of Nations that take place every two years, and the Euro Championships that take place biannually. It is a trend that is observed among other continents as well.


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Well, the World Cup is one of the things that people are looking forward in 2018. It is a way in which one of the ways through which football has grown to be a game that resonates with most of the global population. It is an event that has surpassed borders, and when one looks at countries that have won the event over the last two chapters, Spain and Germany, one understands why the sport has become so popular. It gives all the other countries, and their populace a chance to relate and belong.


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