Original: The International Federation of Association Football (French: FÃ dÃ ration Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual Ë fiË fÉ), is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach football.
Simplified: The FÃ dÃ ration Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football), or FIFA for short, is the organization that controls international football (also called association football).