governing

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FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, will stage eight World Cup matches—including the final—at the Garden State’s MetLife Stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

If you already thought the stock market’s booming reactions to this geopolitically chaotic economic moment were irrational—well, it’s about to get much more surreal, because the rules governing the trade are about to change dramatically.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

FIFA, soccer’s governing body, said demand was still strong, however, according to NBC News, which also noted the falling resale prices.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Boro owner Steve Gibson has reportedly engaged the services of Nick de Marco, the sports lawyer with a record of delivering results in hearings involving the game's governing bodies.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Oft do we act, and then inform the governing principles within us of our past action, and leave for them to write their reports and justifications as they will.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson