Jacques Georges

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.^[1] He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.^[2]

He died in February 2004 at the age of 87.

References

1. ↑ Phil Scraton (13 May 2011). Hillsborough - The Truth. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-1-78057-041-9. 
2. ↑ "European Soccer Chief Retracts Harsh Words in Stadium Deaths". Los Angeles Times. 18 April 1989.