Jim Boyce is the current Vice-President of FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

. He took the role in June 2011 after the departure of Jack Warner, who resigned after allegations of corruption. He is the life president of Northern Ireland's football organising body, the IFA

Irish Football Association

The Irish Football Association is the organising body for association football in Northern Ireland, and was historically the governing body for Ireland...

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Boyce played for Ballymena Cricket Club

Ballymena Cricket Club

Ballymena Cricket Club is a cricket club in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, playing in the NCU Premier League.-Honours:*NCU Senior League: 1**1998*NCU Junior Cup: ‡4**1906, 1935, 1939, †84‡ 1 won by 2nd XI† Won by 2nd XI...

 during the 1970s. He was team captain between 1974 and 1978.

Boyce is a supporter of Cliftonville F.C.

Cliftonville F.C.

Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th...

, whilst training for employment in Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

 he would attend Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

 and Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

games.