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Michel Zen-Ruffinen

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Michel Zen-Ruffinen
Former Secretary General of FIFA - Chairman of AFA

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Association of Football Agents (AFA)

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Zen-Ruffinen was FIFA general secretary from 1998 until 2002 when he left the world governing body after being involved in an unsuccessful bid to topple president Sepp Blatter.

While he was at FIFA he was responsible for the drafting of the current FIFA Agents Regulations. He has been working as an international sports lawyer for the last many years.

In 2007 he was appointed chairman of the Association of Football Agents (AFA)