List of Presidents of FIFA
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The following is a list of presidents of FIFA, the world football (soccer) governing body.
We can notice that five of the seven former presidents died during their term.
Name | Nationality | Term | |
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1. | Robert Guérin | France | 1904–1909 |
2. | Daniel Burley Woolfall | England | 1906–1918 |
3. | Jules Rimet | France | 1921–1954* |
4. | Rodolphe Seeldrayers | Belgium | 1954–1955 |
5. | Arthur Drewry | England | 1955–1961 |
6. | Stanley Rous | England | 1961–1974* |
7. | João Havelange | Brazil | 1974–1998* |
8. | Sepp Blatter | Switzerland | 1998–present |
* indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.