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The 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football, and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. This is the eighth congress to be held in Zurich, and the first since 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FIFA Congress venues from 1904 to 2011 )〕 After an opening ceremony and a reminder of FIFA events and activities in 2010, the second day witnessed decisions taken, and the unveiling of the 2010 financial results.〔 The opening ceremony was presented by Melanie Winiger, and featured singer Grace Jones, hammered dulcimer player Nicolas Senn, and juggler Alan Sulc. ==Congress agenda== The congress agenda was released on 5 May.〔(Agenda for the 61st FIFA Congress ), FIFA, 1 June 2011〕 ;Internal reform Following the allegations of corruption Blatter announced changes to FIFA's internal processes. Future FIFA World Cups will be selected by the whole FIFA Congress rather than the FIFA Executive Committee, an internal committee will examine FIFA's corporate governance, and the ethics committee will be strengthened. ;UAE residency motion A motion bought by the United Arab Emirates Football Association to relax eligibility rules for foreign-born players was rejected by 153 to 42, with 11 abstentions. The motion argued that players 18 or older could switch countries after three years' residence instead of five. The president of the UAE football association Mohamed al-Rumaithi argued that the proposed change was good for countries trying to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.〔 The motion was also supported by the UAE Football League and Srečko Katanec, the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national football team.〔 The proposal was interpreted as a way for rich countries to attract foreign players with offers of citizenship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「61st FIFA Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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