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| - James Johnson (born 21 May 1982) is an Australian sports administrator and business person who has served as CEO of Football Australia since January 2020. He is also a non-executive advisory board member of the Association Football Development Program Global chaired by Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan. Johnson has spent the bulk of his career in the global sports industry and is a highly regarded global sports executive. Johnson has been a featured speaker at sports forums and conferences in areas, including, the international transfer system, financial fair play, multi-club ownership, salary caps, as well as the globalisation, commercialisation, and business of sports. Johnson spent the early period of his career as a lawyer practicing in the areas corporate law, litigation, and industria (en)
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| - James Johnson (born 21 May 1982) is an Australian sports administrator and business person who has served as CEO of Football Australia since January 2020. He is also a non-executive advisory board member of the Association Football Development Program Global chaired by Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan. Johnson has spent the bulk of his career in the global sports industry and is a highly regarded global sports executive. Johnson has been a featured speaker at sports forums and conferences in areas, including, the international transfer system, financial fair play, multi-club ownership, salary caps, as well as the globalisation, commercialisation, and business of sports. Johnson spent the early period of his career as a lawyer practicing in the areas corporate law, litigation, and industrial relations. Under his leadership, Australian football has experienced a commercial resurgence having secured broadcast deals with Network 10, ViacomCBS and Fox Sports, as well as sponsorship deals with Commonwealth Bank Australia, Cadbury and Rebel Sport. During Johnson’s tenure, the Australian game has gone through a major governance transformation with the A-League (top-tier Australian professional football league) being separated from Football Australia. Johnson is well known for his role in securing Australia and New Zealand’s hosting rights for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. (en)
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