FIFA: former French international Youri Djorkaeff appointed as CEO of the FIFA Foundation

Former French international striker Youri Djorkaeff has been appointed CEO of the FIFA Foundation, announced the International Federation on 18/09/2019.

"A FIFA World Cup champion with France in 1998, Djorkaeff has been involved in several social development projects, chief of which is his own Youri Djorkaeff Foundation, established in 2014. At the FIFA Foundation, he will work hand in hand with Joyce Cook (appointed general secretary), one of the world's leading voices in the areas of sustainable development and inclusion," said FIFA.

"The work with my own foundation has been the most rewarding experience in my life, and it is truly gratifying to be able to implement these same values on a global scale with the FIFA Foundation. We all know very well about football's potential to make a difference in this world - I am glad to be in a position from which I can contribute to that in a very concrete manner," said Youri Djorkaeff.

"Youri Djorkaeff is an even stronger asset off the pitch" (G. Infantino, FIFA)