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.

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