Jacques Georges

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Jacques Georges (May 30, 1916 in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France – 25 February 2004) was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 since 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990).

In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of Liverpool F.C. supporters as "beasts", wrongly believing that hooliganism was the cause of the Hillsborough disaster which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 96 of the English club's fans. He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.^[1]

He died in February 2004 at the age of 87.

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Preceded by Artemio Franchi	President of UEFA 1983–1990	Succeeded by Lennart Johansson

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Name	Georges, Jacques
Alternative names	The Jac Meister Laddoo
Short description	UEFA president
Date of birth	May 30, 1916
Place of birth
Date of death	25 February 2004
Place of death

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