Israel Football Association (IFA), Avi Luzon, and the President of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), Jibril Al Rajoub seen here with FIFA President Sepp Blatter - foto-net/FIFA Photo

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the best player in the world for the second time after 2008 - Ilya Khokhlov/Ilja Chochlow Photo Cristiano Ronaldo, WINS Ballon d’Or

Neymar's goal June 15, 2013 when Brazil faced Japan in the FIFA Confederations Cup is nominated one of FIFA's TOP 10 GOALS OF THE YEAR - checkbrazil Photo FIFA Ten best goals of the year

FIFA NEWS: FIFA secures broadcast power supply - December, 2013
Appointment of Aggreko as a Branded Licensee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

FIFA NEWS: Nominees for the FIFA Ballon d’Or - December, 2013
The shortlist of 15 forwards for the FIFA FIFPro World XI was also announced, completing the final shortlist of 55 players also featuring five goalkeepers, 20 defenders and 15 midfielders - FIFA/Women's World Ranking - Germany edge closer to the top France move back into the top five

FIFA NEWS: FIFA's TOP 15 MIDFIELDERS - December, 2013
The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms to nominate their peers in a secret ballot for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards of 2013

FIFA NEWS: Twenty defenders shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World XI 2013 - December, 2013
The final FIFA FIFPro World XI will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on 13 January 2014. During the televised ceremony, the winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player of 2013 and the winner of the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2013 award will also be revealed while the FIFA World Coach of the Year awards for men’s and women’s football will be presented for the fourth time. The FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the year, the FIFA Presidential Award and the FIFA Fair Play Award will also be presented during the award ceremony

FIFA NEWS: Second phase for the FIFA World Cup ticket sales - December, 2013
As for the first sales period, in the case where there are more requests than the total number of seats available, a random selection draw will define those who will purchase the tickets. As such, there is no need to rush, as all applicants will have the same chance whether they apply this Sunday or late January.

FIFA NEWS: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter on the passing of Nelson Mandela - December, 2013
Nelson Mandela will stay in our hearts forever. The memories of his remarkable fight against oppression, his incredible charisma and his positive values will live on in us and with us

FIFA NEWS: Five goalkeepers shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World XI 2013 - December, 2013
The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms to nominate their peers in a secret ballot for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards of 2013

FIFA NEWS: Pope Francis’ appeal to FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter - November, 2013
“Use football to help people, especially the poor.”

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Puskás Award: Ten best goals of the year announced - November, 2013
The FIFA Puskás Award, created in honour and in memory of Ferenc Puskás, the captain and star of the Hungarian national team during the 1950s, will be presented for the fifth year in a row at the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013, which will be held at the Kongresshaus in Zurich

FIFA NEWS: Second ticketing sales window to open on Monday, 11 November at 12h00 CET - November, 2013
The amount of tickets on sale includes almost 41,000 venue specific tickets (VST) which grant fans access to matches within one of the host cities, as well as a very limited amount of follow your team ticket series (TST).

FIFA NEWS: 889,305 tickets allocated during the random selection draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup - November, 2013
The draw was supervised by Caixa Econômica Federal and the Brazilian Ministry of Sports, as well as a public notary, and held in Manchester, England. This is by far the highest number of tickets to be allocated during a first sales window

FIFA NEWS: Men’s shortlists for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013 revealed - October, 2013
The list of 23 male candidates has been drawn up by football experts from the FIFA Football Committee and by a group of experts from France Football. The list of ten coaches has been drawn up by the Committee for Women’s Football and FIFA Women’s World Cup and by the FIFA Football Committee, as well as by a group of experts from France Football

FIFA NEWS: Tickets for 2014 FIFA World Cup in heavy demand – more than 6 million requests received - October, 2013
As demand is greatly exceeding supply, FIFA will conduct an electronic random selection draw under notarial supervision for the various matches

FIFA NEWS: FIFA and INTERPOL unveil e-learning tools to protect football from match manipulation - October, 2013
INTERPOL has also coordinated major conferences bringing together football associations, betting companies, gambling regulatory authorities and law enforcement to tackle the issues related to corruption in football and its links to organised crime

FIFA NEWS: FIFA extends worldwide sanctions for match manipulation - September, 2013
FIFA continues to work closely with its member associations and the confederations to tackle the issue of match manipulation. As part of a ten-year programme of collaboration with INTERPOL