UEFA Chief Ceferin: 'Underdog' Leader Taking Fight to FIFA's Infantino
UEFA says the private investor plan would weaken football governance as Ceferin seeks to block Infantino’s fourth term.
- UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin remains locked in a bitter fight with FIFA boss Gianni Infantino after UEFA successfully leveraged a World Cup boycott threat to block Infantino's private investor proposal.
- On August 1, Infantino ditched his private investor plan after UEFA threatened to boycott the World Cup if the proposals proceeded, marking a significant victory for European football leaders.
- Brand strategist Terrence Burns noted that Ceferin "played it well" by allowing UEFA to carry the fight collectively without issuing personal statements during the standoff.
- A 2024 statute change allowed Ceferin to seek a fourth term in 2027, drawing criticism and sparking the resignation of football official Zvonimir Boban.
- The 58-year-old Slovenian will not challenge Infantino for the FIFA presidency in Rabat next March, despite opposing the FIFA boss seeking a final fourth term in office.
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Gianni Infantino raves supporters around and thus has visible success - but the UEFA continues to play the muscles - and hopes ntv.de expert Arie van Lent. "People who want to have the sole power must not get away with it", the former Bundesliga striker makes clear in the podcast "ntv Sport".
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell the World Cup to private investors has caused a stir in the football world. Infantino announced the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project, which aims to bring the commercial activities of organizations such as the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup under one umbrella.
The South American football governing organization maintains the same strategy as in its statement last week
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UEFA chief Ceferin: 'Underdog' leader taking fight to FIFA's Infantino
The UEFA president's next goal will be to prevent Gianni Infantino from winning a fourth term as head of FIFA, according to the French agency AFP.
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