November 18 – The World Leagues Forum (WLF), set up four years ago to represent professional football leagues from across the world, has named Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla (pictured) as its new chairman, the first non-European to hold the post.
The head of Mexico’s top flight succeeds Bundesliga boss Christian Seifert after being appointed during the WLF’s annual meeting in Marrakesh on Friday. Seifert will remain as a vice-chairman together with Don Garber, commissioner of North America’s Major League Soccer.
“This is an opportunity to help develop and improve our beloved sport and to position the leagues in the football landscape,” said Bonilla.
The annual meeting reiterated the need to regulate agents and also discussed the new format of the Club World Cup, which in 2021 will be held in China. Leagues will make proposals to FIFA on the competition’s redistribution model so the competitive balance is not jeopardised.
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