There are ranges of regional and international Governing Bodies that manage the game of football, throughout the world and many different countries.

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Governing Bodies

There are ranges of regional and international Governing Bodies that manage the game of football, throughout the world and many different countries. Governing Bodies keep the rules of the game in check and all conform to one set of international rules. This is why it is so important to have Governing Bodies  

FIFA
FIFA is a world Governing Body that is committed by its Statutes not only to the positive promotion of football through development programmes, but also to supervising international competitions and to safeguarding the sport and its good image against abuse of its rules and regulations. And FIFA sees to it that the game is played to one unified set of rules, the Laws of the Game, all over the world.

UEFA
One of UEFA's responsibilities as a confederation of world football's governing body FIFA is to organise and stage European competitions for clubs and national teams. In total, 13 competitions are currently organised by UEFA, with nine for national representative teams and four for clubs.

AFC
The Asian Football Confederation was established in 1954 to promote and manage the development of professional football in the Asia-Pacific region. The Confederation is responsible for major Asian football events such as the Asian Cup for national teams, as well as the Asian Super Cup, the Club Championship and the Cup Winner's Cup for club teams throughout the region.

CAF
The African Football Confederation was founded in 1957 by Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Africa, it now consists of all African National Football Associations, which are members of FIFA and recognized by it as the official bodies controlling football in their respective countries.

CONCACAF
The official site of the FC, the Confederation of North, Central, American, and Caribbean Association Football, one of six FIFA world Confederations serving as the governing body of soccer in this part of the world. It is composed of 38 members, spanning from Canada in the north to Surinam in the south. The FC organizes competitions for national teams and clubs.

Setting the Standard

The Football Association, through its Charter Standard scheme, seeks to establish, reward and encourage good practice at grass roots levels so that parents and children can demand a minimum standard of provision from schools, clubs and holiday courses.

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The F.A.'s Football Development Team works with County Associations, leagues, clubs and schools all round the country to award Charter Standards to deserving recipients.

Kevin Keegan and Michael Owen as the first stage of the programme launched the Charter Standard for Schools in October 1999. Harry and Jamie Redknapp launched the second, the Charter Standard for Clubs, on 1 February 2001. The third stage is the Charter Standard for Holiday Courses. The Charter Standard, part of the on-going Charter for Quality scheme, aims to:

  • Providing a nationally recognised quality control 'kitemark'
  • Improving the quality of provision ...

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