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International Football Association Board
Body that determines the rules of association football
International Football Association Board
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) is an international self-regulatory body of association football that manages the Laws of the Game, the regulations for the gameplay of football. IFAB was founded in 1886 in order to establish standardised regulations or "Laws" for the gameplay of international competition, and has since acted as the primary maintainer ("Guardian") of these Laws. The football associations of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales hold permanent membership status on the board, as does FIFA, the predominant global governing body for football, which has recognised IFAB's jurisdiction over its Laws since its establishment in 1904. Presently, FIFA holds 50% of the voting power and amendments to the Laws mandate a three-quarter supermajority vote. As a result, FIFA's support is necessary but not sufficient for a motion to pass.
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