Gianni Infantino
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Gianni Infantino from Switzerland
was the interim UEFA
Chief Executive during 2007. He is of Italian
origin. He was only in charge until SFA
Chief Executive David Taylor
officially took over on the 31 March 2007. He is currently UEFA general-secretary. Infantino stated on August 12, 2010 "There is still a lot to do", but he had "full confidence and trust and I'm very optimistic on the success of the Euro 2012 in Ukraine", and called for UEFA to take tough action in the wake of the 2009 European football betting scandal
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
was the interim UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
Chief Executive during 2007. He is of Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
origin. He was only in charge until SFA
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
Chief Executive David Taylor
David Taylor (Scottish football)
David Taylor is the joint General Secretary of the UEFA.Taylor was appointed to this role on June 1, 2007 after the UEFA extraordinary congress in Zurich on May 29, 2007 voted to replace the role of Chief Executive with that of General Secretary...
officially took over on the 31 March 2007. He is currently UEFA general-secretary. Infantino stated on August 12, 2010 "There is still a lot to do", but he had "full confidence and trust and I'm very optimistic on the success of the Euro 2012 in Ukraine", and called for UEFA to take tough action in the wake of the 2009 European football betting scandal
2009 European football betting scandal
The 2009 European football betting scandal was an attempt to influence the outcome of professional association football matches in Europe, and to defraud the gambling industry by betting on the results...
.