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Daniel Burley Woolfall

1852 – 1918

President of FIFA from 1906 to 1918

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Lived 1852 – 1918 (aged 66). Daniel Burley Woolfall was a British association football coach, politician, association football player and jurist.

Daniel Burley Woolfall (15 June 1852 – 24 October 1918) was an English football executive and the second president of FIFA.

An English Football Association administrator from Blackburn, Woolfall was elected as president on 4 June 1906. A key aim during his presidency was to achieve uniform football rules on an international level and he played a prominent role in the drafting of FIFA's new constitution. Under Woolfall, the application of the Laws of the Game, established under the English model, became compulsory and a clear definition was made of international matches. Two years after assuming the presidency, he helped to organise the first noteworthy international football competition, the 1908 Olympic Games in London. His tenure as president brought the arrival of FIFA's first non-European members in South Africa, Argentina, Chile and the United States but was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. Woolfall's presidency ended with his death in October 1918.

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Who was Daniel Burley Woolfall?

President of FIFA from 1906 to 1918

When was Daniel Burley Woolfall born?

Daniel Burley Woolfall was born on 15 June 1852 in Blackburn.

When did Daniel Burley Woolfall die?

Daniel Burley Woolfall died on 24 October 1918.

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Daniel Burley Woolfall was an association football coach, politician, association football player and jurist.

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Daniel Burley Woolfall was British.

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