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John Delaney (born 16 October 1967 in Waterford) is the current Chief Executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). His father Joe was previously FAI treasurer. Delaney became Acting Chief Executive of the FAI in December 2004, and took up the role full-time in March 2005. In November 2006, his contract was extended to 2012.〔 In July 2010, the FAI's Board of Directors agreed to extend his contract once again, until 2015.〔 〕 His salary is currently €430,000 a year. His salary is almost €100,000 more than the combined salaries of his Spanish and Italian counterparts. ==Football Association of Ireland (FAI)== Delaney became the youngest treasurer in FAI history in 2001. He rose to prominence in the wake of the 2002 Keane Saipan saga, having emerged as the FAI's public figurehead during the affair.〔 He became acting chief executive of the organisation in December 2004, after Fran Rooney's acrimonious departure.〔 When FIFA offered Ireland a Fair Play Award following 2009's France v Republic of Ireland play-off, Delaney respectfully declined and said FIFA President Sepp Blatter was "an embarrassment to himself and an embarrassment to FIFA". Delaney has overseen the appointments of Steve Staunton, Giovanni Trapattoni and Martin O'Neill as Irish Managers. Delaney defended himself from criticism aimed at him over his behaviour during Ireland's failure at Euro 2012 when unflattering images and footage of him on social media websites showed him out socialising late at night. Delaney hit back saying "and if I had a night out, with family, my sister was over there, my brother-in-law and some friends, I think that's something I'm entitled to do on the odd occasion when I'm there". On 4 June 2015, it was revealed by Delaney that FIFA had paid the FAI €5m (£3.6m) to stop legal action against them after their controversial World Cup play-off defeat in 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Delaney (football administrator)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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