Thus becoming a citizen of New Zealand and (provided FIFA approval) will allow him to be available for the All Whites as soon as their first FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying match of 2013 against New Caledonia on March 22 in Dunedin.

In January 2013 Durante pledged his allegiance to New Zealand, he could appear at the earliest in All Whites 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March subject to his New Zealand citizenship and FIFA approval.

He was also eligible to play for Tunisia and Algeria, subject to FIFA approval.

On 17 March, Bolton signed free agent Gregg Wylde, subject to FIFA approval, who had left Scottish club Rangers after they went into administration and had to lay off players in order to stay in business.

Firstly, in regards the bizarre setup of the Argentinian league system and the Brasil State system (which I know you're not the biggest fan of), did Argentina and Brasil respectively need any FIFA approval to introduce these systems?

UEFA has now been heavily involved in programs to test turf with tests made in several grounds meeting with FIFA approval.

On 27 July 2012 Pinto gained Cypriot nationality, and the Cyprus Football Association subsequently waited for FIFA approval on whether could play for the national team.

The Premier League presented this as an opportunity to rethink its proposals, and said that it would not proceed without FIFA approval.

Ivan Gazidis, deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States, said that MLS would welcome the plan if it had FIFA approval.

(FIFA approval is not needed for this.)