Labels:text | human face | man | clothing | person | newspaper | screenshot OCR: SPORTS people during the 1990 finals in Italy; the final the world. And nine decades after the formation alone, between Germany and Argentina, was tel- of FIFA, soccer is today the most popular sport in evised to an audience of more than one billion the world. It is played by more than 150 million people. registered players-among them some 10 million The World Cup has its roots in the Olympic women-and viewed by billions of fans in sta- movement of the early 20th century. Fourteen diums and on television worldwide. In the course nations participated in the 1920 Antwerp Olym- of a single year, one million referees officiate no pics; 22 countries, including the first Olympic rep- fewer than 20 million matches. resentatives from South America, Asia and Africa As soccer's ultimate administrative authority, travelled to Paris in 1924; and 17 teams took part in the 1928 Olympics in FIFA governs all facets of the game: regulating the Amsterdam. From its humble origins, Dr Joao Havelange ( right ), in 1904, as seven national president of FIFA, and A lan associations from France, Rothenberg, chief executive of Belgium, Denmark, the World Cup USA 1994Inc Netherlands, Spain, Swe- den and Switzerland, FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) now boasts 178 members, 100 on par with the member- ship of the United Nations, Py FUJIFILM and is one of the most prestigious sports bodies in
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