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  1. Apr 26, 2024 · Pedro Rocha was named as president of the RFEF on Friday by its electoral commission after a majority vote despite a Spanish judicial corruption probe targeting Rocha and former RFEF president Luis...

  2. Jan 20, 2010 · Ebbe Schwartz (Denmark) UEFA President from 22 June 1954 to 17 April 1962 Danish football administrator Ebbe Schwartz was an ideal figure as the first UEFA President. He was known as a man of...

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  4. ↑ Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation. ↑ The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.

    Code
    Country
    National Teams
    Founded
    ALB
    Men's, Womens
    1930
    AND
    Men's, Women's
    1994
    ARM
    Men's, Women's
    1992
    AUT
    Men's, Women's
    1904
    • Ebbe Schwartz
    • Gustav Wiederkehr (1962-1972): UEFA Presidents
    • Artemio Franchi
    • UEFA Presidents: Jacques Georges
    • Lennart Johansson
    • UEFA Presidents: Michel Platini
    • Aleksander Ceferin

    This Danish soccer administrator was president of Denmark’s Football Association from 1950 to 1964. In June 1954, he became the first UEFA president. During his tenure, UEFA created important competitions such as the European Cupand the European Cup Winners’ Cup. He was also one of the people responsible for moving the UEFA headquarters from Paris ...

    Born in Switzerland, Wiederkehr was a textile entrepreneur with several companies to his name.He joined soccer as a player first and then as a director of the Swiss Football Association, where he became vice president. In 1962, he was chosen as the second UEFA president, and his term coincided with the international expansion of the sport. In 1971,...

    Franchi was one of the most influential characters in soccer in Florence, Italy,where he was originally from and was twice president of the Italian federation (1967-1976 and 1978-1980). He became the third UEFA president in 1972, and he held the position until his death, which, like his predecessor, was due to a traffic accident. During his time as...

    Born in France in 1916, Georges was president of the French Football Federation between 1968 and 1972. He took on the role of UEFA president in 1983 and remained there until 1990.He died in 2004.

    Johansson is so far UEFA’s longest-serving president, with 17 years in the position. This Swedish soccer administrator had a rather small-time soccer career but made his name as a director. He was president of AIK in Swedenand then the Swedish Football Federation (1984-1991). In 1990, Johansson was elected UEFA President and then re-elected in 1994...

    The sixth UEFA president is perhaps the most famous and media-orientated. He began his sports career as a soccer player in France and retired 15 years and 300 goals later at Juventus in Italy. He’s widely considered to be one of the best midfielders in history and also participated in three world cups (1978, 1982, and 1986). In 2007, Platini was el...

    The seventh UEFA president is a lawyer and soccer administratorborn in Slovenia, where he was President of the country’s soccer association from 2011 to 2016. Ceferin (pictured at the top of the article) has also served as a representative for athletes and sports clubs. People saw his election as president of UEFA as a symbol of renewal in the orga...

  5. Inaugural holder. Ebbe Schwartz. Formation. 22 June 1954. Website. Official website. The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body .

  6. www.uefa.com › about › our-historyOur history | UEFA.com

    15 June 1954: A new European football adventure. In 1953, world football body FIFA opened the door for UEFA’s foundation by giving the green light for the creation of continental football ...

  7. Apr 25, 2024 · Updated 1:25 PM PDT, April 25, 2024. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s sports authority says it will step in to oversee the Spanish Football Federation after a corruption probe targeted the current and former federation presidents.

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