FIFA Secretary General
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The FIFA Secretary General is the chief executive official responsible for overseeing the administration and day-to-day operations of world football’s governing body.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIFA Secretary General canonical | 2 |
| FIFA general secretariat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1142636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIFA Secretary General Context triple: [FIFA Competitions Division, reportsTo, FIFA Secretary General]
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A.
FIFA vice president
The FIFA vice president is a senior executive role within world football’s governing body, responsible for helping oversee global football administration, policy, and strategic decision-making.
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B.
FIFA President
The FIFA President is the highest-ranking official of world football’s governing body, responsible for overseeing global football administration and major international competitions such as the FIFA World Cup.
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C.
FIFA Referees Committee
The FIFA Referees Committee is a governing body within FIFA responsible for overseeing and developing match officiating standards, including the selection and evaluation of international referees.
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D.
IOC President
The IOC President is the head of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for leading the Olympic Movement and overseeing the organization of the Olympic Games.
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E.
Aleksander Čeferin
Aleksander Čeferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator who serves as the head of European football’s governing body, UEFA.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIFA Secretary General Target entity description: The FIFA Secretary General is the chief executive official responsible for overseeing the administration and day-to-day operations of world football’s governing body.
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A.
FIFA vice president
The FIFA vice president is a senior executive role within world football’s governing body, responsible for helping oversee global football administration, policy, and strategic decision-making.
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B.
FIFA President
The FIFA President is the highest-ranking official of world football’s governing body, responsible for overseeing global football administration and major international competitions such as the FIFA World Cup.
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C.
FIFA Referees Committee
The FIFA Referees Committee is a governing body within FIFA responsible for overseeing and developing match officiating standards, including the selection and evaluation of international referees.
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D.
IOC President
The IOC President is the head of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for leading the Olympic Movement and overseeing the organization of the Olympic Games.
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E.
Aleksander Čeferin
Aleksander Čeferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator who serves as the head of European football’s governing body, UEFA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive position
ⓘ
leadership role ⓘ position in sports governance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | global ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
FIFA Council
ⓘ
FIFA President ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employer | FIFA ⓘ |
| field |
association football
ⓘ
sports administration ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
FIFA administration
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FIFA Secretary General self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA general secretariat
|
| hasDuties |
ensuring compliance with FIFA regulations
ⓘ
managing FIFA finances at operational level ⓘ managing FIFA staff ⓘ overseeing FIFA competitions administration ⓘ preparing FIFA budgets for approval ⓘ representing FIFA in administrative matters ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Zurich ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | chief executive official of FIFA ⓘ |
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | FIFA President ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | FIFA Statutes ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Canton of Zürich
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Zurich
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| notableOfficeHolder |
Sepp Blatter
ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Blatter
Jérôme Valcke ⓘ Sepp Blatter ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Fatma Samoura ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2016 ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Secretary General of FIFA ⓘ |
| organizationServed | Fédération Internationale de Football Association ⓘ |
| partOf |
FIFA
ⓘ
FIFA governance structure ⓘ |
| positionHeldInOrganization | FIFA administration ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
FIFA Council
ⓘ
FIFA President ⓘ |
| residence | Zurich ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of FIFA
ⓘ
day-to-day operations of FIFA ⓘ implementation of FIFA Council decisions ⓘ |
| scope | world football ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | appointment ⓘ |
| shortName |
FIFA
ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA SG
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| termLength | not fixed in FIFA Statutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIFA Secretary General Description of subject: The FIFA Secretary General is the chief executive official responsible for overseeing the administration and day-to-day operations of world football’s governing body.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FIFA general secretariat