{"id":2120,"date":"2019-06-21T07:06:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T07:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=2120"},"modified":"2019-06-21T07:06:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T07:06:19","slug":"ex-uefa-chief-johansson-passed-away-at-89-due-to-a-short-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/ex-uefa-chief-johansson-passed-away-at-89-due-to-a-short-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex UEFA chief Johansson passed away at 89 due to a short illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ex-UEFA chief Johansson<\/strong>, also known as the<strong>&nbsp;father\nof Champions League<\/strong>, passed away&nbsp;<strong>due to a short illness. He was 89.<\/strong><br>\nHe oversaw the introduction of the Champions\nLeague during a 17-year reign as president of&nbsp;<strong>European soccer\u2019s governing body.<\/strong>&nbsp;He\nled&nbsp;<strong>UEFA from\n1990-2007<\/strong>. He was succeeded by former France great Michel\nPlatini in a presidential election.<br>\nHis career as a sports administrator began in\nthe 1960s. He became president of elite Swedish football club AIK, and then\nhead of the Swedish football federation prior to his election as&nbsp;<strong>UEFA chief in 1990.&nbsp;<\/strong>In\n1998, he was defeated by Sepp Blatter in his bid to become head of football\u2019s\nglobal federation FIFA.<br>\nUnder Johansson\u2019s leadership at&nbsp;<strong>UEFA, the Champions League was born<\/strong>.\nIt replaced the old European Cup tournament and became the world\u2019s most\nprestigious club competition. He has also presided over the growth of the\nEuropean Football Championship, with the number of finalists doubling from\neight to 16.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-UEFA chief Johansson, also known as the&nbsp;father of Champions League, passed away&nbsp;due to a short illness. He was 89. He oversaw the introduction of the Champions League during a 17-year reign as president of&nbsp;European soccer\u2019s governing body.&nbsp;He led&nbsp;UEFA from 1990-2007. He was succeeded by former France great Michel Platini in a presidential election. 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