World Leagues Forum: Jérôme Perlemuter named secretary general of the association of global leagues

"Jerome Perlemuter joined the World Leagues Forum, the name given to the global association of professional football leagues, as secretary general, after 12 years at the LFP as head of legal affairs and for international relations," announced the French LFP on 14/03/2017.

He will become the first secretary general of the association from 03/04/2017.

The World Leagues Forum, which is based in Zurich (SUI), as is FIFA, was established in 2016 and currently has 25 members (listed below). The WLF is chaired by Richard Scudamore, executive chairman of the Premier League (ENG), as part of a board which also includes Christian Seifert, CEO of the DFL (GER), and Enrique Bonilla, executive chairman of Liga MX (MEX).

The 25 members of the World Leagues Forum (as of March 2017)

AFC Asian Football Confederation

• J LEAGUE (Japan)
• QATAR LEAGUE STARS (Qatar)
• SAUDI PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE (Saudi Arabia)

CAF African Football Confederation

• PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE (South Africa)
• KENYAN PREMIER LEAGUE (Kenya)
• NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Nigeria)
• FOOTBALL LEAGUE GUINEENNE…