John Delaney (football administrator)
| John Delaney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 October 1967 Waterford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | CEO of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) |
| Home town | title=John Delaney |
John Delaney (born 16 October 1967) is the current chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and a Chartered Accountant. John is also chairman of the Aviva Stadium. John was elected to the executive committee of UEFA.[1] having been appointed in 2005.[2]
He rose to prominence in the wake of the 2002 Keane Saipan saga, having emerged as the FAI's public figurehead during the affair.[3] He became acting chief executive of the organisation in December 2004, after Fran Rooney's acrimonious departure.[4][5] Delaney became Acting Chief Executive of the FAI in December 2004, and took up the role full-time in March 2005.[6] In November 2006, his contract was extended to 2012.[6] In July 2010, the FAI's Board of Directors agreed to extend his contract once again, until 2015.[3]
Delaney has overseen the appointments of Steve Staunton, Giovanni Trapattoni and Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane as assistant manager to Martin of Ireland's national football team. Delaney has also overseen the destruction of the league of ireland.
Handball incident
When FIFA offered Ireland a Fair Play Award following 2009's France v Republic of Ireland play-off, Delaney respectfully declined and said FIFA President Sepp Blatter was "an embarrassment to himself and an embarrassment to FIFA".[7]
On 4 June 2015, it was revealed by Delaney that FIFA had paid the FAI €5m (£3.6m) to stop legal action against them after their controversial World Cup play-off defeat in 2009.[8][9][10]
References
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- ↑ benefacts.ie. benefacts.ie https://benefacts.ie/org/1c9ab936-0179-4e55-9413-8d35ad81b7d7/the-olympic-council-of-ireland-limited. Retrieved 22 August 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 "Delaney pens new deal to stay at FAI helm". Irish Independent. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ↑ "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, but King John will not abdicate". Irish Independent. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ↑ "FAI confirms Rooney departure". RTÉ Sport. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- 1 2 "FAI extend Delaney's tenure". RTÉ Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ↑ Gannon, Willie (21 December 2009). "Ireland Turns Down FIFA's Patronizing Fair Play Award". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ↑ "Fifa paid Irish to stop legal action over Thierry Henry handball". BBC Sport. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Delaney claims €5m Fifa payoff ‘was a good deal’". Irish Independent. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Eamon Dunphy: The FIFA payment to the FAI was like something from The Sopranos". Irish Independent. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.