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Resignations from Sport - Football (88 Results)
Announced Last Day Name & Position Organization Comments Reason Dec. 25
2017Vitali Leontjewitsch Mutko
PresidentRussian Football Union
RussiaResigned Jan. 15
2018Jan. 15
2018Victor Gamedze
OwnerMbabane Swallows FC
Swazilandallegedly gunned down while filling petrol at a fuelling station in Swaziland Dead Feb. 01
2018Stewart Regan
CEOScottish Football Association
ScotlandResigned Feb. 01
2018Sheikh Ahmad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah
ChiefKuwait Football Association
KuwaitResigned Feb. 01
2018Meshal Al-Rabea
PresidentKuwait Football Association
KuwaitResigned Feb. 01
2018Ali Merwi
Board MemberKuwait Football Association
KuwaitResigned Feb. 01
2018Musaed Ajeel
Board MemberKuwait Football Association
KuwaitResigned Feb. 01
2018Marzouq Al-Ajmi
Board MemberKuwait Football Association
KuwaitResigned Feb. 01
2018Khalid Al-Jarallah
Board MemberKuwait Football Association
KuwaitResigned Mar. 02
2018Decio de Maria
PresidentMexican Football Federation
MexicoResigned Mar. 25
2018Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim
PresidentFootball Association
of Malaysia
MalaysiaResigned May. 09
2018Peter Jackson
CEOMelbourne Football Club
AustraliaResigned Jun. 07
2018Richard Scudamore
ChairmanPremier League
UKResigned Jun. 07
2018Aden Marwa Range
Referee
Kenyafrom the World Cup after being implicated in a bribery scandal Resigned Jun. 08
2018Kwesi Nyantakyi
PresidentGhana Football Association
Ghanahe was implicated in a bribery exposé Resigned Jun. 11
2018Kwesi Nyantakyi
MemberFIFA Council
Ghanafollowed a 90-day provisional ban / He took $65,000 from the undercover reporter who posed as a businessman. Resigned Jun. 11
2018Kwesi Nyantakyi
MemberFIFA Associations Committee
Ghanafollowed a 90-day provisional ban / He took $65,000 from the undercover reporter who posed as a businessman. Resigned Jun. 11
2018Kwesi Nyantakyi
VPConfederation of African
Football
GhanaResigned Jun. 11
2018Kwesi Nyantakyi
President of Zone BWest African Football
Union
GhanaResigned Jun. 13
2018Julen Lopetegui
Trainer National Football TeamRoyal Spanish Football
Federation
Spainwill become Trainer at Real Madrid Fired Jun. 29
2018Jun. 29
2018Andy Martin
CEONew Zealand Football
New ZealandResigned Jul. 08
2018Fernando Hierro
Trainer National Football TeamRoyal Spanish Football
Federation
SpainResigned Jul. 09
2018Tina Becker
COOCarolina Panthers
USAResigned Aug. 01
2018Pierluigi Collina
Chief of refereesUEFA
SwitzerlandResigned Aug. 16
2018Bobby Madley
RefereePremier League
UKhas mysteriously quit his job just one game into the new season 'due to a change in personal circumstances.' Resigned Aug. 16
2018November 2018 Steven Lowy
ChairmanFootball Federation
Australia
Australiabecause he is tired of political infighting at the organisation. Term Ended Aug. 18
2018Adel Ezzat
ChiefSaudi Football Federation
Saudi ArabiaResigned Aug. 21
2018Marco Villiger
Deputy Secretary GeneralFIFA
SwitzerlandFinal Blatter-era Fifa official quits Resigned Aug. 22
2018Aug. 22
2018Russ Green
CEORochdale AFC
UKwas suspended from all football and football related activity from 16 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 and fined £10,000 after admitting to three breaches of FA Rule E1(b) whilst Chief Executive of Hartlepool United FC Resigned Sep. 06
2018Ian Lenagan
ChairmanEnglish Football League
UKincreasing opportunities arising out of his business interests away from EFL specific matters. Resigned Sep. 18
2018Ivan Gazidis
CEO & DirectorArsenal London
UKwill become CEO at AC Milan Resigned Sep. 29
2018Oct. 25
2018Beppe Marotta
CEO & General ManagerJuventus Turin
ItalyTerm Ended Oct. 10
2018Jon Ormond
Board MemberNew Zealand Football
New ZealandResigned Oct. 12
2018Deryck Shaw
ChairmanNew Zealand Football
New ZealandResigned Oct. 23
2018Sep. 16
2019Dan Flynn
CEOU.S. Soccer Federation
USARetired Oct. 23
2018Jeff Belskus
PresidentIndy Eleven
USAResigned Nov. 09
2018December 2018 Mark Devlin
CEOFC Brentford
UKResigned Nov. 19
2018Nov. 19
2018Ron Gourlay
CEOReading FC
UKResigned Dec. 06
2018William Goodwin
Board MemberRochdale AFC
UKResigned Dec. 06
2018Chris Dunphy
ChairmanRochdale AFC
UKResigned Dec. 13
2018Martin Glenn
CEOFootball Association
UKResigned Dec. 19
2018Vitaly Mutko
PresidentRussian Football Union
RussiaResigned Jan. 07
2019Morgan Mammila
CEOBaroka FC
South AfricaResigned Feb. 02
2019Huw Jenkins
ChairmanSwansea City
UKResigned Feb. 06
2019Clive Richardson
ChairmanU.S. Città di Palermo
ItalyResigned Feb. 06
2019John Michael Treacy
Board MemberU.S. Città di Palermo
ItalyResigned Feb. 18
2019Shaun Harvey
CEOEnglish Football League
UKResigned Feb. 23
2019Summer
2019Christian Heidel
Sporting DirectorSchalke 04
GermanyResigned Mar. 23
2019John Delaney
CEOFootball Association
of Ireland
Irelandafter a huge controversy over a €100,000 loan he had made to the FAI in 2017 Resigned Apr. 02
2019Apr. 02
2019Reinhard Grindel
PresidentDeutscher Fussball-Bund
(DFB)
GermanyResigned Apr. 10
2019Reinhard Grindel
Vice PresidentUEFA
SwitzerlandResigned Apr. 15
2019John Delaney
VPFootball Association
of Ireland
IrelandResigned Apr. 15
2019Michael Cody
Board MemberFootball Association
of Ireland
Irelandalso all other board members are stepping down Resigned Apr. 15
2019Eddie Murray
Board MemberFootball Association
of Ireland
Irelandalso all other board members are stepping down Resigned Apr. 30
2019Norman Darmanin Demajo
PresidentMalta Football Association
MaltaResigned May. 28
2019May. 28
2019Leonardo de Araújo
Sporting DirectorAC Milan
ItalyResigned Jun. 19
2019Jun. 19
2019John Earley
Board MemberFootball Association
of Ireland
IrelandResigned Jul. 08
2019Hany Abo Riedah
PresidentEgyptian Football Association
Egyptsoon after firing the head coach Javier Aguirre and his entire backroom staff Resigned Jul. 11
2019December
2019David Gallop
CEOFootball Federation
Australia
AustraliaResigned Jul. 21
2019Robert Muthomi
CEOFootball Kenya Federation
Kenyaas investigations continue into allegations that he tried to aid the transfer of Kenyan international John Avire Resigned Jul. 23
2019November
2019Uli Hoeness
Chairman & PresidentFC Bayern Munich
GermanyTerm Ended Aug. 07
2019Clemens Toennies
ChairmanSchalke 04
Germanyfor three months - following widespread condemnation of alleged "racist" comments he made Resigned Sep. 09
2019Sep. 20
2019James Essilfie
CEOMedeama Sporting Club
GhanaResigned Sep. 12
2019Oct. 31
2019Carl Dilena
CEONorth Melbourne Football
Club
AustraliaResigned Sep. 28
2019Moses Magogo
PresidentFederation of Uganda
Football Associations
Ugandapending FIFA Investigations over the alleged sale of 2014 FIFA World Cup tickets Resigned Oct. 15
2019Borislav Mihaylov
PresidentBulgarian Football Union
Bulgariaafter England players were subjected to racist abuse during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier Resigned Oct. 15
2019Lordvick Aduda
CEOGor Mahia FC
KenyaResigned Nov. 05
2019Mark Devlin
CEODundalk FC
IrelandResigned Nov. 29
2019Nov. 29
2019David Pemsel
CEOPremier League
UKAmid Concerns Over Text Messages Resigned Nov. 30
2019Kevin Ramalingam
CEOMalaysian Football League
MalaysiaResigned Dec. 28
2019Mike Treacy
ChairmanDundalk FC
Irelandto be replaced by Bill Hulsizer Resigned Jan. 07
2020Amanda Duffy
PresidentNational Women's Soccer
League
USAResigned Feb. 06
2020Jay Berhalter
Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Strategy OfficerU.S. Soccer Federation
USAResigned Mar. 03
2020Mouad Hajji
General SecretaryConfederation of African
Football
EgyptResigned Apr. 14
2020Emili Rousaud
VPFC Barcelona
SpainResigned Apr. 14
2020Enrique Tombas
VPFC Barcelona
SpainResigned Apr. 14
2020Silvio Elias
DirectorFC Barcelona
SpainResigned Apr. 14
2020Maria Teixidor
DirectorFC Barcelona
SpainResigned Apr. 14
2020Josep Pont
DirectorFC Barcelona
SpainResigned Apr. 14
2020Jordi Calsamiglia
DirectorFC Barcelona
SpainResigned May. 28
2020Chips Keswick
ChairmanArsenal Holdings Limited
UKRetired Jun. 11
2020Emma Beaugeard
CEOBolton Wanderers
UKResigned Jun. 30
2020Clemens Toennies
ChairmanSchalke 04
Germanyamid a scandal involving a coronavirus outbreak at a slaughter house his company operates Resigned Jul. 31
2020Aug. 31
2020Peter Moore
CEOFC Liverpool
UKto be replaced by Billy Hogan Resigned Aug. 03
2020Mark Jenkins
CEOWest Bromwich Albion
UKto be replaced by Xu Ke Retired Aug. 09
2020Aug. 09
2020Senzo Mbatha
CEOSimba Sports Club
TanzaniaResigned Nov. 10
2020Greg Clarke
ChairmanEngland Football Association
UKafter using racist phrase Resigned Nov. 12
2020Greg Clarke
Vice PresidentFIFA
SwitzerlandResigned
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