UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin has ruled out running for FIFA president in the election planned for March 2027. The head of European football will therefore not be a challenger to current world federation president Gianni Infantino, who is reportedly under growing pressure. sport.sk ↗
Čeferin announced his position on the British podcast The Rest is Politics. According to available information, he said he has no interest in replacing Infantino at the head of FIFA. At the same time, he is among Infantino’s prominent critics and, amid tensions between UEFA and FIFA, called on him to leave office immediately. France24 ↗
The tension between the two football organizations also concerns Europe’s position in world football. According to British reporting, Čeferin said Infantino should remember that he is European. This recalls their shared past at UEFA, where both worked before Infantino became FIFA president. Le Figaro ↗
The UEFA chief’s decision means that any opposition to Infantino will have to look for another candidate. Although there is talk of the FIFA president’s weakened position, Čeferin’s absence from the race reduces the likelihood of a direct European challenge to the current leadership of world football.
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Fußball - UEFA-Chef Čeferin schließt Kandidatur für FIFA-Präsidentschaft aus
Deutschlandfunk
| 08:38 24.08.
Fußball: UEFA-Chef Ceferin will nicht gegen Infantino kandidieren
Tagesspiegel
| 07:55 24.08.
Fußball: UEFA-Chef Ceferin will nicht gegen Infantino kandidieren
Die Zeit
| 07:54 24.08.
Infantina vyzval na okamžitý odchod. Bude prezident UEFA Čeferin kandidovať na post šéfa FIFA?
sport.sk
| 07:45 24.08.
Infantino must remember he is European - Ceferin
BBC News
| 01:20 24.08.
Le patron de l'UEFA Aleksander Ceferin ne sera pas candidat à la présidence de la Fifa
Le Figaro
| 01:17 24.08.
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