Board of international football (IFAB) is the only entity with the law and legislation in the sport of soccer.

the delegation of Representatives from FIFA and 4 Union soccer UK - Football Union England, Union, Football, Scotland, Union, Football, Wales, and Union, Football, Northern Ireland - formed. Representatives of FIFA 4 the right to vote and the representatives of each union, the British 1 ratings. Approvals the committee must have at least 6 positive ratings.

The genesis of the board of international football to the year 1886, and the joint meeting of the 4 Union Football United Kingdom to determine the rules of the uniform for the football returns. With this, at that time the rules of football, greatly to The Shape of the standard accordingly, but it was the rules of football in each of the unions minor differences, with another found, and this is holding the game, the international problems created.

in 1904 in Paris the International Federation of football (FIFA), as the institution administering the sport of soccer at the international level, the establishment of and adherence to the rules of the board of international football, said. With the increasing popularity of international football representatives, the FIFA in 1913 to the committee were invited. At first, FIFA and any of the British 2 the right to vote had and decisions, of which 8 agree on a candidate, it had to pass, can hit and it does mean that members of the British, the committee in the event of full agreement, even with the opposition of FIFA, also the possibility to change the rules. In 1958 the board of a new way to vote, that the manner of modern it is on the basis of each union, the British 1 ratings and FIFA 4 ratings are for the adoption of any law, 6 Positive Ratings is required.