Laws of the Game E1: How the Soccer World Works Part 1
Laws of the Game is a Vela Wood podcast discussing the history, operation, and organization of soccer worldwide hosted by Kate Porter and Andrew Visnovsky, our international sports law experts.
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In this episode, we discuss the organization of soccer on an international level and how the pyramid system works.
Time Stamps
- 1:42 – International Soccer Organization: The Pyramid System
- 2:59 – FIFA: 1st Level of the Pyramid System
- 4:19 – IFAB: Rules of the Game
- 7:23 – FIFA Internal Management Structure
- 14:41 – Regulations at FIFA Level
- 16:14 – What is Sports Law?
- 18:04 – Confederations: 2nd Level of the Pyramid System
- 24:01 – Overlap between FIFA & Confederations
- 26:28 – National Associations: 3rd Level of the Pyramid System
- 28:44 – US Soccer Federation
- 32:00 – US Soccer Governance Bodies Outside FIFA (NCAA)