FIFA

[ fee-fuh ]

noun

1. Féd·ér·a·tion In·ter·na·tion·ale de Foot·ball As·so·ci·a·tion: the federation, founded in 1904, that is the governing body for many international soccer tournaments, most notably the World Cup.

FIFA

/ ˈfiːfə /

acronym for

1. Fédération Internationale de Football Association: the international governing body of association football

Word History and Origins

Origin of FIFA¹

from French

Example Sentences

For all its flagrant indiscretions, though, FIFA has never run afoul of the law.

From The Daily Beast

If only he had worked for FIFA, he might have a Picasso by now.

From The Daily Beast

This year we got lucky and the FIFA World Cup made our summer sing.

From The Daily Beast

In all of this lies the chance, also, for FIFA to redeem itself.

From The Daily Beast

I mean, for all I know Belgians are the Tintin and Snowy of FIFA .

From The Daily Beast

Dallaltra parte del fiume Fao Fifa, gi la miglior parte di Ottolinia.

From Project Gutenberg