FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the world’s most influential and widely recognized sports federation, ranking first among global sports organizations in terms of reach, revenue, and audience. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, FIFA governs and regulates world football, futsal, and beach soccer across 211 member associations. It is responsible for organizing some of the most watched tournaments on the planet, including the FIFA World Cup, which draws billions of viewers globally. In addition to competitions, FIFA sets the rules of the game and supports technical development, governance, and collaboration among national and regional football bodies worldwide.

Maven provided simultaneous interpretation (SI) services for a series of high-level events organized by FIFA in collaboration with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). These included regional congresses, technical training sessions, and administrative meetings aimed at strengthening football governance and operational standards across Asia. Participants included senior officials from national football associations, regional administrators, and FIFA representatives. Our interpreters supported real-time multilingual communication throughout these multi-day programs, enabling stakeholders from different countries to engage fully in discussions on development strategies, technical policies, and regulatory frameworks. With multilingual accessibility at the forefront, the goal was to foster alignment across regional football bodies.

Each event required interpreters to be familiar with football-specific language, including coaching frameworks, disciplinary codes, and tournament regulations. This demanded specialized recruitment to ensure that terminology was conveyed with accuracy and consistency. Additionally, our team had to coordinate closely with AFC event organizers to align interpretation schedules with speaker lineups, presentation formats, and breakout sessions. Events were often large-scale and multilingual, requiring seamless transitions across languages without delay. Real-time delivery also meant interpreters needed to quickly adapt to unscripted remarks and spontaneous dialogue from diverse participants.

Maven ensured smooth, accurate live language interpretation throughout all FIFA-AFC events. Our ability to deliver consistent, sport-specific multilingual support enhanced clarity across stakeholder groups, enabling meaningful cross-border engagement. Interpreters were pre-briefed on both technical content and event protocol, ensuring confident and responsive delivery. This collaboration reinforced FIFA’s and AFC’s shared goal of building a unified, accessible football ecosystem in Asia, supported by inclusive and efficient communication.