The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) is planning to adopt Arabic as its fifth official language, the football body has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FIFA made the disclosure in a statement posted on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal to adopt the language spoken by over 450 million people was made to commemorate the UN\u2019s World Arabic Language Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to the proposal, FIFA\u2019s four FIFA languages are English, French, German and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The football body said, \u201cToday marks the UN\u2019s World Arabic Language Day, and the culmination of the inaugural FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn recognition of the importance of the Arabic language, which is spoken not only by the 450 million people that live in the more than 20 Arabic-speaking countries but also by millions of Arabs worldwide, the FIFA President will propose that Arabic becomes an official language of FIFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe FIFA President\u2019s proposal stems from long-term discussions with stakeholders in Qatar and those across the MENA region, and coincides with the conclusion of the FIFA Arab Cup, which successfully brought together 23 national teams in a celebration of football and unity across the Middle East and Arab world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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