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The idea of reorganising FIFA appears to have been generally accepted by the early 1950s. But what was far from being settled was how this should be done. This chapter focuses notably on the role of South American in this process, whose proposal and campaigning would lead to the continentalisation of FIFA.
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For an overview of the development of football in South America see notably: Mason (1995), Elsey (2011), Archambault (2014), and Armus and Rinke (2014). About sport more generally, see Fernandez L’Hoeste et al. (2015).
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Letter from R. W. Seeldrayers to K. Gassmann, 3 March 1951. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (folder 1: Study commission).
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Freely translated from the French. Minutes of the FIFA reorganisation committee, 29–31 March 1951. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (folder 1: Study commission).
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‘Mémorandum. Propositions soumises par la “Football Association” (anglaise) à la Fédération internationale de Football Association visant à modifier les articles 8 et 36 et le Statut 10’. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (file: 2. proposals).
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Minutes of the FIFA executive committee, 9–10 March. FIFAA, executive committee (1951–1952).
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‘Projet pour les statuts, le règlement et le règlement du congrès de la FIFA’. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (file: 3. proposals).
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‘Associación Uruguaya de Fútbol, Montevideo. Contre-proposition aux projets des Statuts, du Règlement et du Règlement du congrès de la FIFA’. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (file: 3. proposals).
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He had been president since 1921.
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Comments on the agenda for the FIFA executive committee meeting of 20–23 July 1952. FIFAA, executive committee (1951–1952).
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A Pan-American football confederation had been set up in 1946 (Vonnard and Quin 2017, p. 7). More needs to be known about this organisation, especially whether it conducted discussions on reorganising FIFA.
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Freely translated from the French. ‘M. Jules Rimet réelu président de la FIFA’, L’Équipe, 28 July 1952.
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Minutes of the Belgian FA executive committee, 9 August 1952. SAB, URBSFA, executive committee (1952–1953).
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‘Note préliminaire à l’examen des 124 propositions que le congrès d’Helsinki a renvoyées devant la Commission de révision des statuts et règlements de la FIFA nommée en 1950 au congrès de Rio de Janeiro’. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (file: 4. reorganisation committee).
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In alphabetical order (as listed in the document): Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, East Germany, West Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saarland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Soviet Union, ‘European Turkey’, Wales and Yugoslavia.
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Switzerland took the first steps in reviving footballing relation between East and West by playing Hungary in September 1952.
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Freely translated from the French. Minutes of the FIFA reorganisation committee 1950–1953, 6 March 1953. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (file: Study commission).
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Letter from Morreno Allendes J. Pinto Duran to K. Gassmann, 1 June 1953. FIFAA, correspondence with Chile (1932–1972).
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Freely translated from the French. Letter from R. W. Seeldrayers to K. Gassmann, 10 March 1953. FIFAA, reorganisation 1950–1953 (file: 4. reorganisation committee).
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Minutes of the FIFA executive committee, 27–28 March 1953. FIFAA, executive committee (1953–1954).
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Minutes of the FIFA reorganisation committee, 27 June 1953. FIFAA, reorganisation committee 1950–1953 (file: 4. reorganisation committee).
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Letter from K. Popovic to K. Gassmann, 1 August 1953. FIFAA, correspondence with Yugoslavia (1939–1974).
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In alphabetical order: Austria, England, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey, Yugoslavia and West Germany.
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Letter from S. Rous to K. Gassmann, 4 August 1953. FIFAA, correspondence with England (1927–1955).
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Freely translated from the French. Minutes of the FIFA executive committee meeting of 12–13 November 1953. FIFAA, executive committee (1953–1954).
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Freely translated from the French. ‘Mais dès aujourd’hui au congrès de la FIFA joute oratoire Europe-Amérique latine’, L’Équipe, 14–15 November 1955.
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Minutes of the FIFA extraordinary congress, 14–15 November 1953. FIFAA, congress (1953–1959).
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‘Au congrès extraordinaire de la FIFA (Samedi et dimanche)’, L’Équipe, 16 November 1953.
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Statements made by the Soviet delegate, Savin, the day after this meeting, suggest that the Soviet bloc associations also took part in these discussions.
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Minutes of the FIFA executive committee, 12–13 November 1953. FIFAA, congress (1953–1954).
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Minutes of the FIFA extraordinary congress, 14–15 November 1953. FIFAA, congress (1953–1959).
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Freely translated from the French. Ibid.
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‘Quand la FIFA passe un week-end à l’UNESCO ou l’article 17 revu, corrigé et… adopté’, France Football, 17 November 1953.
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Freely translated from the French. Minutes of the Belgian FA executive committee, 28 November 1953. BNA, URBSFA, executive committee (1953–1954).
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Letter from R. W. Seeldrayers to K. Gassmann, 25 November 1953. FIFAA, correspondence of R. W. Seeldrayers (1939–1950).
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Vonnard, P. (2020). Following the South American Model. In: Creating a United Europe of Football . Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42343-8_4
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