Jim Boyce

Jim Boyce
Born James Boyce
March 21, 1944 [1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality British
Home town Greenisland

James Richard Wesley Boyce[2] OBE (born 21 March 1944) is a current Vice-President of FIFA. He was the president of Northern Ireland's football organising body, the IFA, from 1995 to 2007.[3]

Boyce played for Ballymena Cricket Club during the 1970s. He was team captain between 1974 and 1978.

Boyce is a supporter of Cliftonville F.C. where he was Chairman until 1998.

Boyce was one of a number of FIFA officials to call for the publication of the Garcia Report into allegations of corruption surrounding Russia and Qatar's bids for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.[4]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to football in Northern Ireland.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Boyce interview". Newsletter.co.uk. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BscDYVlCIAAuSDG.png:large
  3. ↑ "Bernstein can help FA relations with Fifa - Boyce". BBC Sport. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fifa prosecutor Michael Garcia calls for World Cup report to be made public". The Guardian. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N11. 31 December 2014.
  6. ↑ 2015 New Year Honours List