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federation

[fed-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Taylor will be trying to do exactly that in Turkey, where he has been appointed director of elite refereeing for the country's football federation.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The French soccer federation first contacted him in early 2025, knowing that Deschamps would leave his post after this summer’s World Cup in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Russia's athletics federation said an all-Russian competition in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg had been halted over drone threats.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Fifa used this clause to charge then-Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup final win against England.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The alliance could then manage Indigenous lands as a federation.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

It pointed to his decade of work promoting football worldwide, and particularly his support for African federations and those with fewer resources.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The national federations of Serbia, Sweden and Wales on Monday withdrew their support for Infantino and England’s FA is expected to do the ‌same.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"From my perspective, any avenue that brings in more resources is good because those resources would be distributed and given to federations, especially on the African continent and that would inspire growth."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Prize money instead goes to national football federations, which have their own rules and procedures for sharing the wealth with the players, managers, support staff and others.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Eventually, internecine warfare erupted between the United States and Soviet Chess federations and FIDE.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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