ALEKSANDER CEFERIN RE-ELECT UEFA PRESIDENT FOR THE THIRD TIME

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Aleksander Ceferin has been re-elected unopposed for a third term of four years as president of UEFA on Wednesday.

The European football governing body statement on their webite reads: The 47th UEFA Congress, held Wednesday in Lisbon, has unanimously re-elected Aleksander Čeferin as UEFA President for the period 2023–27.

In his acceptance speech, Mr Čeferin, who was the only candidate, thanked delegates for their support. “It is a great honour but mainly it is a great responsibility towards … football,” said the President. “I will do my best not to disappoint.”

The 55-year-old Mr Čeferin has served as UEFA’s seventh president since 2016, when he replaced former French international Michel Platini. He was subsequently re-elected in 2019.

Only a few weeks prior to the UEFA Congress, Gianni Infantino was unanimously re-elected as president of FIFA, the body that governs the football globally.

Ceferin recently successfully opposed proposals by Infantino to hold the World Cup every two years, and his re-election by acclamation comes after he also fought off the breakaway European Super League project during his second term.

He will now oversee the introduction of a new format for the Champions League starting next year.