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Founded in 1904, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the umbrella organisation of its members, currently 211 national football associations. Its main objectives, enshrined in its statutes, are to develop football around the world, to stage international competitions and to protect the integrity of football (against match manipulation, doping etc.). FIFA is composed of a number of political bodies (such as the FIFA Congress and the FIFA Council) and the administration. The highest political position is the FIFA President, elected every four years by FIFA`s member associations. The FIFA administration, with some 720 people from over 50 nations, is based in Zurich. It is run by the Secretary General (CEO). FIFA stages FIFA World Cups™ in various forms such as youth, men`s and women`s, futsal, beach soccer or club competitions. The men`s FIFA World Cup™ is not only the most popular single sporting event in the world but also the financial backbone for FIFA and its efforts to develop football worldwide. The financial success of the FIFA World Cup™ allows FIFA to run a wide range of football development programmes and to provide funds, infrastructure and know-how to its member associations through the FIFA Forward Development Programme.
The National Women`s Soccer League is a twelve-team Division-I women`s professional soccer league featuring national team players from around the world. The clubs are the Angel City FC, Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash, North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride, Portland Thorns FC, OL Reign, NJ/NY Gotham FC, Kansas City Current, Washington Spirit, San Diego NWSL and Racing Louisville FC. Based in Chicago, the NWSL is partners with the Canadian Soccer Association and the United States Soccer Federation.
Aberdeen Ironbirds is a Aberdeen, MD-based company in the Travel, Recreation and Leisure sector.
Create and foster a culture of academic and athletic excellence which prepares student-athletes as leaders in our global society.
Joliet Jackhammers is a Joliet, IL-based company in the Travel, Recreation and Leisure sector.