Jacques Georges

Male, Deceased Person

1916 – 2004

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Who was Jacques Georges?

Jacques Georges was the president of the French Football Federation from 1968 since 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA.

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. He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.

He died in February 2004 at the age of 87.

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Born
May 30, 1916
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle
Died
Feb 25, 2004
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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