Yngve Hallén (born 14 March 1968) is a Norwegian sports executive who was president of the

Norwegian Football Association The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway ...

from 2010 to 2016. He helped start the

UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...

. He was elected to his position in March 2010, following Sondre Kåfjord. Hallén comes from

Sogndal Fotball Sogndal Fotball is the association football department of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Vestland. The club was founded in 1926. The men's team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league sy ...

, where he was director. He did not run again for presidency in 2016. His critics have repeatedly condemned Hallén for a number of football-related problems. Among other things, they complained that he had concluded an unfavorable contract for the television broadcasting rights of the Norwegian football league. He was blamed for not being able to overcome the economic problems of Norwegian football during his tenure. He has also been accused several times of failing to act with sufficient vigor to detect and eradicate in 2015 FIFA corruption case. Hallén was a member of the

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1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Bergen Norwegian sports executives and administrators Football people in Norway Sogndal Fotball FIFA officials {{norway-footy-bio-stub