Harold Mayne-Nicholls
Harold Mayne-Nicholls | |
|---|---|
| President of the ANFP | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Reinaldo Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Jadue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Mayne-Nicholls Secul 27 June 1961 Antofagasta, Chile |
| Occupation | Journalist, administrator |
| Known for | Former president of ANFP, FIFA official |
Harold Alfred Mayne-Nicholls Secul (born 27 July 1961) is a Chilean journalist and former football administrator who was president of the National Professional Football Association (ANFP) and of the Chilean Football Federation (FFCh). He was also a FIFA official. On 6 July 2015, he was banned for seven years by FIFA Ethics Committee from all football-related activity, after being the chair of evaluation for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup and openly criticizing the decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. On 2 March 2017, he appealed the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. which finally decided that there was no real misconduct and lifted the sentence.