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About Jill Ellis
English-American football manager and executive
Jillian Anne Ellis is an English-American football manager and executive. As of March 2026, she serves as chief football officer of FIFA, a post she took in December 2024. Ellis has built her career in football management and administration, moving from coaching into one of the sport’s top executive roles. Her public profile is tied to leadership in the game rather than to a single playing career, and her name is most often associated with modern football governance and development.
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- “There's always things you can refine and polish.”Jill Ellis
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- “From my perception, listen: the game is different on turf, but it's the same for everybody.”Jill Ellis
- “I am a sensitive person.”Jill Ellis
Explore Olympics
- “I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.”Marion Jones
- “I don't know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.”Neymar
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Winning: more sayings
- “What southern whites further sought, and in a sense demanded, was respect. This the North provided after 1876…”Paul D. Escott
- “It’s not the win that matters so much as recognizing and respecting its value.”Lorii Myers
- “Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another eff…”Denis Waitley