Tag: LENNART JOHASSON

  • Former UEFA President Lennart Johansson dies aged 89

    Former UEFA President Lennart Johansson dies aged 89

    Lennart Johansson, a Swede who presided over European soccer for 17 years as its Champions League turned into a global commercial juggernaut, has 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…