On 21 May 2014 FIFA celebrated its 110th birthday, marking eleven decades since its birth at a meeting in Paris. The Swiss-based organization made a special statement on its website revealing: "It is preparing to kick off its next one in style more than 9,000km away in Brazil, with the next instalment of the FIFA World Cup tantalisingly close." The World Cup is just a few weeks away, and while there are still concerns over how it will run, FIFA is celebrating its milestone.
"Today, we are celebrating a very special and unique anniversary because exactly 110 years ago today, FIFA was founded by the associations of France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain (Real Madrid), Sweden and Switzerland at Rue St. Honoré 229 in Paris," said FIFA President Blatter. "The gentlemen who were present that day bestowed upon FIFA a number of objectives that were clear, essential and yet very simple: develop football, organise international competitions, settle disputes. To this day, our fundamental principles remain the same."
The soccer organization also highlighted that "Since its inception FIFA has not only been about football on the field, but about the sport’s impact on society at large. So, to mark reaching this milestone, FIFA.com reflects on some of the key footballing events – both inside and outside the confines of the pitch – at the start of each of the 12 decades of FIFA's existence...The beginning of FIFA's twelfth decade is an exciting one, with Brazil 2014 set to begin, seeing the world's biggest single sport event return to what many see is the spiritual home of football."
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