Geneva, Dec. 9 -- The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced that it would move its global headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland, at the XXVII IAFA Congress in the Olympic capital.

The move "marks a major milestone for the sport of American Football, which reinforces its long-term commitment to the Olympic Movement", read an IFAF statement on Monday.

The IFAF, the international governing body for American football, was officially founded in Paris in 1998. It is also the governing body of flag football, which will make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028.

IFAF President Pierre Trochet said, "This vote is a clear statement that IFAF - and our global American football family - believes its future belongs at the...