1. David Gallop is an Australian sports administrator, lawyer and served as the chief executive of the Football Federation Australia until December 2019.
16 Facts About David Gallop
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David Gallop previously served as the chief executive officer of the National Rugby League between February 2002 and June 2012.
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David Gallop was the Secretary of the Rugby League International Federation from its inception in 1998 up until his resignation on 5 June 2012.
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David Gallop spent a short time in Darwin before returning to Canberra in the suburb of Narrabundah.
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David Gallop started a sports administration course at Canberra College of Advanced Education but bowed out after just a week for arts at the Australian National University.
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David Gallop then moved to Sydney in 1984 to study law at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1988.
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David Gallop was voted the New South Wales Sports Administrator of the Year in 2002.
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David Gallop further announced they would play out the remainder of the 2010 season for no points.
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David Gallop was widely criticised by many for these heavy penalties with much of the criticism directed at the apparent conflict of interest.
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David Gallop was close friends with John Hartigan - the then Chairman of News Limited Australia.
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David Gallop had to deal with the mid-season defection of Bulldogs star Sonny Bill Williams to French rugby union.
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David Gallop's contract extension was a condition placed by News Limited with the ARL.
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On 21 August 2012, David Gallop was announced as the new chief executive of the Football Federation Australia, replacing previous CEO and former Australian rules footballer Ben Buckley.
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David Gallop was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2016 Australia Day Honours.
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In July 2019, it was announced that David Gallop would stand down from his role as FFA CEO in December 2019.
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Currently, David Gallop holds a number of non-executive positions, including Venues NSW Chair, Step One Clothing Chair, Cricket NSW Director, Tabcorp Holdings Director, MOSH Chair and sports consultancy company, Alacria.