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Czech FA appoints new chief

By AFP
December 13, 2017

PRAGUE: The Czech Football Association (FACR) has picked its new chairman at a general meeting on Tuesday, ending a months-long impasse following the arrest of his predecessor.Martin Malik, the 47-year-old head of the FACR’s marketing company STES, earned 175 out of 202 votes to take the chairman’s seat, beating former FACR secretary general Petr Fousek. The FACR found itself in turmoil when its previous head Miroslav Pelta was arrested and charged in connection with the embezzlement of public money in early May, along with two civil servants including a deputy education minister.