Jim Boyce

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Jim Boyce
Born (1944-03-21) March 21, 1944 (age 77) [1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish

James Richard Wesley Boyce[2] OBE (born 21 March 1944) is a former 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.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BscDYVlCIAAuSDG.png:large[bare URL]
  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. ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N11.
  6. ^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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