{"id":81188,"date":"2023-03-23T16:43:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T16:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/belgian-football-association-ceo-fired-for-raising-own-salary-without-boards-approval"},"modified":"2023-03-23T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T16:58:00","slug":"belgian-football-association-ceo-fired-for-raising-own-salary-without-boards-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/belgian-football-association-ceo-fired-for-raising-own-salary-without-boards-approval","title":{"rendered":"Belgian football association CEO fired for raising own salary without board&#8217;s approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Belgium\u2019s football association on Thursday dismissed its CEO for allegedly raising his own salary in 2022 without the approval of the board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The URBSFA (Royal Belgian Football Association) Board of Directors has decided to terminate the contract of its CEO Peter Bossaert with immediate effect,&#8221; the association said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>It said that it will not comment on Bossaert&#8217;s exit until further notice and that the board is seeking a new CEO.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Belgian daily Le Soir, Paul Van den Bulck, the football association chair, had hired a law firm to audit Bossaert&#8217;s salary increase, which found that Bossaert\u2019s new contract violated the Belgian football body&#8217;s code of ethics, and it was &#8220;contrary to their internal law and regulations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bossaert had been serving as the Belgian Football Association CEO since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium, the 2018 FIFA World Cup bronze medalists, faced a shocking group stage elimination at Qatar 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Red Devils&#8217; poor performance in the 2022 World Cup, Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez stepped down from his post.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Domenico Tedesco was hired to replace Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium will visit Sweden in a UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying group match in Solna on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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