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Ex-Manchester United chief executive David Gill named Britain's FIFA vice-president
DAVID GILL has been elected by UEFA as Britain's FIFA vice-president.
David Gill has been elected FIFA vice-president
He defeated the Football Association of Wales president Trefor Lloyd Hughes in an election during the UEFA Congress in Vienna.
Gill was replaced by Ed Woodward a United chied executive.
Gill, who is also vice-chairman of the Football Association, will succeed Northern Ireland's Jim Boyce in May and will have a four-year term on FIFA's executive committee.
The 57-year-old beat Football Association of Wales' president Trefor Lloyd Hughes by 43 votes to 10 in the election by UEFA's 54 member nations at their congress in Vienna.
FA chairman Greg Dyke has said he wants Gill to be part of the "awkward squad" on FIFA asking tough questions and keeping an eye on financial decisions.