Ceferin to stand for a fourth term as UEFA president
- On Thursday, Aleksander Ceferin announced to national association bosses in Berlin that he will seek a fourth term as UEFA president, extending his tenure through 2031 at next year's UEFA Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Controversial changes to presidential term limits made at the 2024 UEFA Congress in Paris enable Ceferin's candidacy, though The Football Association opposed those statute alterations.
- Seeking re-election provides unity and stability as UEFA focuses on challenging the FIFA presidency of Gianni Infantino, whom the organization previously stated it had lost confidence in.
- On Wednesday, former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega became the first person to officially announce his intention to challenge Infantino for the FIFA presidency.
- While Infantino maintains a strong power base in Africa and South America, Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman appears to have softened his stance toward the FIFA leader.
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The Romanian Football Federation reconfirmed its support for Aleksander Čeferin after he announced his candidacy for a fourth UEFA president's term on Thursday, 8 October. Elections are scheduled for 22 April 2027 at the UEFA Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Aleksander Ceferin, the president of European football's governing body UEFA, confirmed at a summit in Berlin on Thursday that he intends to run for a fourth term.
The head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Alexander Cheferin, has decided to run for a new term of office, and the head of the European Football Organization intends to run for office in the upcoming elections and transmits TASS with reference to the UEFA press service. The vote will be held at the organization ' s congress in Astana on 22 April 2027.Alexander Cheferin, 58, who has continuously led UEFA since September…
The Slovenian came to the presidency in 2016 as a replacement for Michel Platini. UEFA bet "for a new leadership" for FIFA
Aleksander Ceferin is aiming for a further term as President of the European Football Union UEFA and will be re-elected next April. The Slovenian announced his application at a meeting of the 55 UEFA member associations in Berlin, thus taking over as a possible counter-candidacy of Gianni Infantino for the position of FIFA president. Ceferin's ambition to challenge the controversial head of the World Federation has been denied several times.
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