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Sports clubs
In all countries the sports club is the basic unit, manily amateur and are run within the voluntary sector.
Regional federations
These form the next level. Clubs are members of regional federations. They are responsible for sports at regional level
National federations
There is one natioanl federation for each sport. The regional federations are members of these federations. They organise national competitions and deal with rules and disciplinary matters.
European federations
The top of the organisation pyramid, these are organised similarly to to the national federations. Every European federation allows one national federation from each country to be a member. They organise European championships, deal with rules and form links to international federations such as Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).