World Soccer - UK (2019-12)

Lukas BRUD
Germany, secretary/CEO International Board
The public face of IFAB, the game’s rule-making
body. A key figure in the monitoring and assessing
of the impact of rule changes such as VAR.

Almamy Kabele CAMARA
Guinea, FIFA Council member
Member of FIFA Council since September
2 016, when he beat future CAF president
Ahmad in a continental election to decide
African representation on the Council.

Aleksander CEFERIN
Slovenia, UEFA president, FIFA vice-president
Lawyer who worked for his family’s firm before
becoming Slovenian FA president in 2011.
Succeeded Michel Platini at UEFA in 2016
after beating Holland’s Michael Van Praag
in an election. A technocrat who has been
far less media-friendly than Platini.

Michele CENTENARO
Italy, ECA general-secretary
Key figure in running the European Club
Association, successor of the G-14 group.
Previously head of club competitions at UEFA.

Pedro CHALUJA
Panama, FIFA Council member
President of the Panamanian federation since
2 010 and part of the post-FIFAgate new wave
from CONCACAF.

Evelina CHRISTILLIN
Italy, FIFA Council member
Another of the new intake for the expanded FIFA
executive in September 2016, elected as the
UEFA female member. A former skier who played
a key role in the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.

Greg CLARKE
England, FA chairman, FIFA vice-president
Businessman who was on the board of Leicester
City before becoming chairman of the Football
League, moving to the FA in 2016. Beat the Irish
FA’s David Martin to assume the Home Nations’
vice-presidency of FIFA earlier this year.

Pierluigi COLLINA

Italy, chairman FIFA’s referees committee

The world’s most recognisable match official now

plays an important role in the appointment of

FIFA tournament officials and implementation

of rule changes.

Joyce COOK

England, general-secretary FIFA Foundation

A key figure in improving diversity within FIFA.

Previously the world governing

body’s Chief Member

Associations Officer.

Carlos CORDEIRO

USA, USSF president

Former banker elected in 2018.

Embroiled in an equal-pay row

with the USA women’s national

team players.

Onofre COSTA

Portugal, FIFA head

of communications

Appointed earlier this year after

a long spell as the spokesman

for Portugal’s national team.

Sandor CSANYI

Hungary, FIFA Council member

Multi-millionaire banker and reported by Forbes

to be Hungary’s richest man. Member of UEFA’s

ExCo and, since 2017, the FIFA Council.

Ramon CUGAT

Spain, orthopaedic surgeon

Dubbed the “Messi of medicine”. Famed for

his plasma treatment, whereby patients are

re-injected with their own blood.

Didier DESCHAMPS

France, national coach

World Cup-winning boss, 20 years on from his

success captaining France to World Cup glory.

Luigi DE SIERVO

Italy, Serie A CEO

Former TV executive (Infront, Sky) who was

appointed late last year with a brief to develop

and boost Serie A’s TV revenues.

DU Zhaocai

China, FIFA Council member

Elected in April this year as one of the Asian

representatives on FIFA Council. China’s former

deputy sports minister, his appointment led to

accusations of government interference in the

Chinese federation.

Stephanie FRAPPART

France, referee

Officiated the 2019 Women’s World Cup Final

and the first woman to take charge of a men’s

European showpiece game: the 2019 Super Cup.

Don GARBER

USA, MLS commissioner

Boss of Major League Soccer since 1999, he has

overseen the consistent expansion of the league

to the current 24 teams, with plans to increase

to 30 by 2023.

David GILL

England, UEFA vice-president and treasurer

Former Manchester United chief executive who

is now the leading English powerbroker within

UEFA and FIFA circles. Quit his FIFA vice-

presidency role in 2015 in protest at the

re-election of then-president Sepp Blatter.

Long standing...

Don Garber

Winner

...Didier

Deschamps

Big game...Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta is booked by referee Stephanie Frappart in this year’s UEFA Super Cup