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Lennart Johannsson Hero Of UEFA President Dies At 89 by emmolyne: 3:55pm On Jun 05, 2019
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Lennart Johansson, a Swede who presided over European soccer for 17 years as its Champions League turned into a global commercial juggernaut, died after a short illness aged 89, Sweden’s Football Association said on Wednesday.

Johansson, president of European football association UEFA from 1990 to 2007, was a driving force behind the formation of the Champions League, giving the continent’s championship a new identity and a huge revenue stream for big clubs.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Johansson would be remembered as the architect of the Champions League. Read more


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