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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 JULY 2019
FOOTBALL
SPORTS
BJORN Vassallo will be returning back to Mal-
tese football from his post at FIFA after win-
ning the election to become the next president
of the Malta Football Association.
Vassallo obtained 61% of the vote in an elec-
tion held yesterday morning. His rival Chris
Bonett obtained 39%.
There were 139 eligible voters, representing
the football clubs and other associations part
of the MFA. Vassallo secured 83 votes against
Bonett's 54. Two voters did not cast their bal-
lot.
Vassallo had entered the MFA administra-
tion in 2009 and occupied the post of CEO and
general secretary. Three years ago he moved to
FIFA as director of Europe.
Vassallo succeeds Norman Darmanin Demajo.
Ludovico Micallef, Adrian Casha and Mat-
thew Paris were elected as vice-presidents.
Bjorn Vassallo is new Malta
Football Association president
Bjorn Vassallo gets 61% of
members' votes to trounce
Chris Bonett for Malta
football's top job
Bjorn Vassallo was FIFA's director for
Europe for the past three years
Bjorn Vassallo was FIFA's director for
Europe for the past three years
Chris Bonett
