Martin Banks
Football Federations Around The Globe – A Look At The World Of Football
The world of football is made up of 6 main football federations; UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, AFC, CAF & OFC. These governing bodies look after different areas of world football, roughly along the lines of the geographical continents of the world. Each federation runs its own competition for both its national sides and its clubs, as…
FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
The first thing you’ll notice about FIFA is that the name should be IFAF. Well fear not, the governing body of world football isn’t dyslexic, it’s just that the name in the title is the English translation, it’s proper name is Federation Internationale de Football Association. The name’s origin came over a century ago at…
AFC (Asian Football Confederation)
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) governs the footballing community of Asia and also now includes Australia, but it doesn’t include a number of Asian (or part-Asian) countries, who are part of UEFA. The headquarters are located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The AFC was formed in 1954 (believe it or not on the sidelines…
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)
UEFA is the governing body of European football and is by far the most lucrative and most watched of all the 6 confederations of FIFA. UEFA’s influence over the world of football is unprecedented and in the last 20 years its success has magnified beyond all expectations. The UEFA Champions League is universally regarded to…
CAF (Confederation of African Football)
The Confederation of African Football (or Confédération Africaine de Football as it’s known to it’s mom) covers the giant continent of Africa and is the federation that follows it’s geographical continent the closest. It has the most member nations (55), even more so than UEFA (53), and the only place in Africa omitted is the…
CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)
CONCACAF stands for (take a deep breath) the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football and is the body that governs the national and club football of North America, Central America, the Caribbean islands and also includes 3 South American nations; Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. There are 40 member nations of CONCACAF,…
CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol)
CONMEBOL is the South American Football Confederation (officially known as the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) which covers the majority of the continent of South America. It is the oldest of FIFA’s confederations, originally forming in 1916, almost a century ago. The federation’s formation was begun by Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who had a grand plan for a…
OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)
The Oceania Football Confederation is the federation for the pacific islands located around Australia, though since 2006 it no longer contains the Aussies. Without them, the OFC is positively miniscule by comparison with the other federations. The federation was formed in 1966 by the FAs of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New…
Aston Villa, what is your problem?
It was the 88th minute of the game and Aston Villa were 2 goals up against Stoke City. Nobody saw a comeback coming, probably not even Stoke. But out of the blue the Potters popped up with 2 goals and drew the game. This all took place at Villa Park on Sunday in what turned…
The Fun Guide To Free Football Betting Online
When it comes to football betting, two of the great things about winning are: You win some money You don’t lose any money Well how does it grab you to have the second one guaranteed? Then look no further because here’s a free guide to free online football betting. It doesn’t get much better than…
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