A new branch of "FIFA" in Paris in early 2021
FIFA announced today that it will open a branch in the French capital Paris in early 2021, after reaching an "agreement" yesterday with French President Emmanuel Macron.
FIFA, which is based in Zurich, Switzerland, said that the matter is related to "strengthening relations with France and the Francophonie in addition to UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and the French Development Agency," without mentioning additional information about the number and activities of the concerned employees.
A spokesman for the International Federation said that this step is not an introduction to the return of the headquarters of the International Federation to Paris, the birthplace of the International Federation.
In yesterday's meeting, which was also attended by the President of the French Federation Noel Lugret, Macron and the president of FIFA, the Swiss, Janie Infantino, agreed on the principle of opening a FIFA branch in Paris in early 2021.
The International Federation was founded in 1904 through the federations of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark for football, and its president between 1920 and 1954, the spiritual father of the French World Cup, Jules Rimet, noting that FIFA moved to Switzerland in the year 1932.
FIFA enjoys the status of a non-profit association, despite its reserves reaching $ 2.74 billion, according to its latest annual report, which is more favorable than companies.
He is subject to the Swiss judiciary, which opened about twenty criminal investigations against Croatian officials, following the 2015 corruption scandal. In 2015, the Swiss parliament strengthened the fight against corruption in a text that the media called the "FIFA Law", as the world organization was at the center of parliamentary discussions.
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