Brazil's, Marta is on the short list for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year aka Ballon d'Or Award. She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year five consecutive times, in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 - BrokenSphere photo Women's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or

Xavi (Spain/FC Barcelona) is one of eight players from Spain's national team that is on the short list for the FIFA Ballon d'Or Award - FC Barcelona photo Men’s shortlists for FIFA Ballon d’Or

FIFA NEWS: Three nominees for the FIFA Fair Play Award announced - December, 2012
Each year, FIFA commends persons or institutions for their fair play, an issue that has always been of crucial significance to world football’s governing body. FIFA aims to promote the principles of fair play through projects and campaigns - 2010 WORLD CUP VOTING... We take a look back for how nations were voted for in the awarding of the countries to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup

FIFA NEWS: Best Midfielders, Defenders & Goalkeepers - November, 2012
THE FIFA PLAYERS CHOICES - The final FIFA FIFPro World XI will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d'Or gala at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 7 January 2013. During the televised gala, the winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the best player of 2012 and the winner of the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year 2012 award will also be revealed

FIFA NEWS: Women's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or gala 2012 revealed - November, 2012
Who will be the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football for 2012? - The list of ten coaches has been drawn up by football experts from the FIFA Football Committee, the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup as well as by a group of experts from France Football.

FIFA NEWS: Men’s shortlists for FIFA Ballon d’Or gala 2012 revealed - November, 2012
The candidates for the FIFA Ballon d’Or and for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football awards have been unveiled. The final decisions will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football

FIFA NEWS: FIFA welcomes Simone Farina’s appointment at Aston Villa - October, 2012
Farina will continue as an ambassador against match-fixing for INTERPOL and FIFA, two organisations which in May 2011 formed a partnership to tackle corruption, match-fixing and organised crime related to illegal betting

FIFA NEWS: Goal Programme: USD 250 million for football development - October, 2012
The figures speak for themselves. Thirteen years after its launch by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the Goal Programme has reached a new milestone

FIFA NEWS: 2018 FIFA World Cup to be played in 11 Host Cities - October, 2012
The early announcement of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Host Cities almost six years ahead of the event is a positive move as it allows the host country stakeholders to make a start on preparing the infrastructure to accommodate the football fans who will flock into Russia in 2018

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 - August, 2012
The ninth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled to be played from 6 to 16 December 2012, will take place in the Japanese cities of Yokohama and Toyota City - September 9 kick-off for general ticket sales on FIFA.com

FIFA NEWS: New Audit and Compliance Committee holds first meeting - August, 2012
The new committee has an increased scope of responsibility compared to the former Audit Committee. The main duty of the Audit and Compliance Committee is to ensure the completeness and reliability of the financial accounting as well as reviewing the financial statements

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Ethics Committee bans Mohamed bin Hammam as provisional measure - July, 2012
The investigation aims inter alia at assessing the PwC report of 13 July 2012 in respect of potential misconduct on behalf of Mr bin Hammam in the light of the provisions of the FIFA Code of Ethics

FIFA NEWS: FIFA expresses concern over CAS decision in Bin Hammam case - July, 2012
FIFA has noted with concern the decision announced today by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Mohamed Bin Hammam case

FIFA NEWS: Chairmen of Ethics Committee announced and new Code of Ethics approved - July, 2012
The Executive Committee also unanimously adopted the new Code of Ethics, which will come into force on 25 July 2012

FIFA NEWS: Goal-line Technology (GLT )- July, 2012
IFAB makes three unanimous historic decisions - The IFAB agreed to unanimously approve – temporarily during a trial period – the wearing of headscarves. The design, colour and material permitted will be defined and confirmed following the IFAB Annual Business Meeting in Glasgow in October

FIFA NEWS: Match-fixing Sanctions extended worldwide to 13 football participants - June, 2012
FIFA extends worldwide sanction to 26 football participants - These cases follow on from 45 domestic sanctions extended to have global effect in February and April 2012, to participants in Turkey and Finland

FIFA NEWS: 2014 FIFA World Cup sustainability strategy presented at Rio+20 - June, 2012
The strategy builds on the experience gained from environmental and social development programmes at FIFA tournaments since 2005, on international standards such as ISO 26000 and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and on the development policies of the government of Brazil