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Jacques Georges
Jacques Georges
	Georges in 1987
4th President of UEFA
	In office; 26 June 1984 – 19 April 1990; Acting: 12 August 1983 – 26 June 1984
Preceded by	Artemio Franchi
Succeeded by	Lennart Johansson
Personal details
Born	30 May 1916; Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France
Died	25 February 2004 (aged 87); Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France
Alma mater	HEC Paris

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Jacques Georges (30 May 1916 – 25 February 2004) was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990).

Biography

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 97 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 88.

Jacques Georges is a graduate of HEC Paris.^[3]

References

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

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

[Scraton2011-1] 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.

[3] Jacques Georges est mort

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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).
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+'''Jacques Georges''' (30 May 1916 &ndash; 25 February 2004) was the president of the [[French Football Federation]] (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of [[UEFA]] (1983–1990).
+==Biography==
-In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of [[Liverpool F.C.]] supporters as "murdering scouse c*nts", wrongly believing that [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]] contributed to the [[Hillsborough disaster]] which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 96 of the [[Football in England|English]] club's fans.<ref>[http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=BOTH&SrchText=Hillsborough&edn=&DateFromDD=17&DateFromMM=Apr&DateFromYY=1989&page=&SortOrder=Asc&SortOrder=asc&SortOrder=asc&SortOrder=asc&SortSpec=&DateToDD=21&DateToMM=Apr&ResultListMax=200&Submit1=Search&source=thetimes&DateToYY=1989&byline=&head=&Collection=NI%C2%A7%3D&Caption=&SortField=SDate&SortField=Pub&SortField=EDN&SortField=Page&ST=NS&Site=ALL&ResultCount=20&BackDD=Day&summreqd=yes&QueryText=(Hillsborough)+%3CAND%3E+(PUB%3DBOTH)+%3CAND%3E+((SDate%3E%3D4%2F17%2F1989)+%3CAND%3E+(SDate%3C%3D4%2F21%2F1989))&BackMM=Month&indexkey=29D8117191423728026E160&advsrch=0&BackYY=Year&_P=3&ResultMaxDocs=200&]</ref>
+In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of [[Liverpool F.C.]] supporters as "beasts", wrongly believing that [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]] was the cause of the [[Hillsborough disaster]] which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 97 of the [[Football in England|English]] club's fans.<ref name="Scraton2011">{{cite book|author=Phil Scraton|title=Hillsborough - The Truth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whDM5Z2OuOMC&pg=PA116|date=13 May 2011|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=978-1-78057-041-9|pages=116–117}}</ref> He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-18-sp-2304-story.html|title=European Soccer Chief Retracts Harsh Words in Stadium Deaths|date=18 April 1989|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
-He died in February 2004 at the age of 87.
+He died in February 2004 at the age of 88.
+Jacques Georges is a graduate of [[HEC Paris]].<ref>[https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/jacques-georges-est-mort-27-02-2004-2004786942.php Jacques Georges est mort]</ref>
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