Ericson latest exec to leave Fifa

Niclas Ericson, director of TV at Fifa, will leave his role at football’s global governing body at the end of this year.

The Bloomberg news agency said a Fifa spokesperson confirmed the news without elaborating further.

There have been a number of departures at Fifa in recent months. Earlier this month, the departure of long-serving marketing director Thierry Weil was confirmed, with Fifa president Gianni Infantino appointing Philippe Le Floc’h – the former marketing director at European governing body Uefa – as Fifa’s first chief commercial officer.

In other news, Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in Finland for media rights to its events between 2017 and 2022.

The rights cover the 2017 Confederations Cup, 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and the 2019 Women’s World Cup.