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The World Football Association FIFA during the 20th century

Taking the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association, established in 1904) as an example, the author examines three principles of organization and action held by international sports associations: the membership principle (“one country – one association”), the principle of ideological and political neutrality (“no politics”), and, last but not least, the voting principle (“one country, one vote”)...

Keywords: FIFA, Fußball als Entwicklungshilfe