governing

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Since then, Infantino has attended all kinds of events that don’t explicitly require the president of soccer’s governing body to be there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The issue was discussed between the teams and governing body the FIA all weekend.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Fédération Equestre Internationale, the governing body for Olympic horse sports, banned clones from competition in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Stadium workers have also expressed concerns about being forced to share their personal information with FIFA, football's world governing body, to get World Cup accreditation -- amid fears that data will be shared with ICE.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Sauron also had watched us, and had long prepared against our stroke, governing Mordor from afar through Minas Morgul, where his Nine servants dwelt, until all was ready.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien