Death of Jean Appietto, former lawyer of UEFA, the FFF and the LFP

"I have learned with sorrow the loss of our friend Jean Appietto, which suddenly occurred last night. Jean had been the lawyer of the FFF (French Football Federation) and the LFP (Professional Football League) for 40 years," said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, on 15/02/2014.

Jean Appietto, born on 20/04/1933, died suddenly on 15/02/2014, although he was still at his office in Paris the day before.

"I lost a colleague to whom I had the highest esteem. He was the one that helped me get start in professional football in the early 90s by allowing me to defend the FFF, and giving me the opportunity to integrate into the Federation's appeals committee in 1990," added Frederic Thiriez.

A religious ceremony will be held at Saint-Eustache church (Paris), on Thursday 20/02/2014, at 10:30. Jean Appietto's funeral will be held on Monday 24/02/2014 in Ajaccio (South Corsica).

• "This eminent lawyer, a specialist in sports law, of which he knew all the developments, had become essential to French football, for which he pleaded the cause with skill and dedication.
• The relevance of his…