Fifa's rule

FIFA is an association established under the Laws of Switzerland. Its headquarters are in Zürich. The need for a single body to oversee the game became apparent at the beginning of the 20th century with the increasing popularity of international fixtures. Nations straddling the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia have generally had their choice of confederation. The laws that govern football, known officially as the Laws of the Game, are not solely the responsibility of FIFA; they are maintained by a body called the international football association board (IFAB). A 2007 FIFA ruling that a player can be registered with a maximum of three clubs, and appear in official matches for a maximum of two, in a year measured from July 1 to June 30 has led to controversy, especially in those countries whose seasons cross that date barrier.
FIFA's Executive Committee, chaired by the President, is the main decision-making body of the organisation in the intervals of Congress. FIFA's worldwide organizational structure also consists of several other bodies, under authority of the Executive Committee or created by Congress as standing committees. An incident during a second-round game in the 2010 FIFA World Cup between England and Germany, where a shot by Frank Lampard, which would have levelled the scores at 2–2, crossed the line but was not seen to do so by the match officials. During the Panorama exposé, Brennan—the highest-level African-American in the history of world football governance—Jennings and many others exposed allegedly inappropriate allocations of money at CONCACAF, and drew connections between ostensible CONCACAF criminality and similar behaviours at FIFA. Brennan's book, The Apprentice: Tragicomic Times Among the Men Running—and Ruining—World Football is due out in 2010. The book also alleged that vote-rigging had occurred in the fight for Sepp Blatter's continued control of FIFA.