FORMER FIFA president, Joao Havelange, has died at the age of 100
The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football’s governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998.
He resigned as FIFA’s honourary president in April 2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following year with a lung infection.
He was an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from 1963 until 2011, resigning because of ill health.
Havelange represented Brazil in swimming at the 1936 Olympics – the year he qualified as a lawyer – before his election to the IOC.
As FIFA president, he led the World Cup’s expansion from 16 to 32 teams, with six competitions held under his tenure.
However, his career was also mired in controversy over bribery allegations.
In 2010, a BBC panorama programme accused Havelange and son-in-law, Ricardo Teixeira, of taking millions of dollars in bribes from Swiss marketing agency International Sport and Leisure (ISL) to retain the company as FIFA’ sole official marketer.
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