James Johnson named new CEO of Football Federation Australia
Posted December 05, 2019 6:00 am
SYDNEY (AP) - The former head of professional football at FIFA has been named the new chief executive officer of Football Federation Australia.
FFA said in a statement Friday that James Johnson, most recently the senior vice president of external affairs for City Football Group in Manchester, England, would take over his new role in January.
Johnson, a former under-17 player for Australia, worked with FIFA from 2014-2018. He also has had posts with the Asian Football Confederation and Professional Footballers Australia.
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