Howard Wells was Irish FA chief executive from 2005 to 2008Former Irish FA chief executive Howard Wells has expressed "surprise" at former IFA colleague David Martin's election as a Fifa vice-president. "I'm quite surprised because as far as I'm aware his tenure as IFA president finishes in May," said Wells. "Let's see what happens in the next two years and what value David can add to the big picture at Fifa. This followed an independent report into the departure of previous IFA chief executive Wells, which strongly criticised the roles of Martin and Kennedy. World governing body Fifa has eight vice-president positions, one of which is reserved for the four UK associations.

Source: BBC April 21, 2021 17:15 UTC