UEFA president Ceferin rules out FIFA bid, urges Infantino to resign before 2027 vote
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UEFA president Ceferin rules out FIFA bid, urges Infantino to resign before 2027 vote
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said on Monday he would not run to replace FIFA President Gianni Infantino but warned that Infantino must resign or face a leadership challenge at the next FIFA Congress in Morocco in March 2027.
Ceferin, speaking on *The Rest is Politics* podcast, ruled out his own candidacy, stating, “I’m not interested because of two reasons. One reason is that I love UEFA and I love working here, and I think that at a certain point... it’s time to also enjoy life a bit. And the second point is, my credibility is much, much higher if I’m not interested in the position.”
Infantino has faced mounting pressure since abandoning a controversial plan to secure private investment in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup. The proposal drew sharp criticism from UEFA, which threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions, and from three continental confederations—UEFA, CONCACAF, and AFC—that jointly accused Infantino of “deception.”
Ceferin said Infantino now lacks broad support, adding, “There are two options. One option is that he realizes that he doesn’t have the support, and that’s not only a political support of the ones who vote, but the political support of the football community, the political support of fans, the political support of the players, former players, coaches. And the second option, that he goes to the elections in March, but in that case I think he will have a candidate against him. I don’t know yet who.”
Potential challengers include CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani and AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Montagliani, representing North and Central America and the Caribbean, had reportedly asked Infantino to stay away from a youth tournament in the Dominican Republic over the weekend, where Infantino met with local and regional officials.
On Sunday, the six Nordic FIFA members—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands—issued a joint statement in Helsinki declaring they had “lost confidence” in Infantino’s leadership and demanded sweeping governance reforms.
A global fan alliance has also called for Infantino’s removal, according to a report published on Saturday.
FIFA has set a Nov. 18 deadline for candidates to declare their bids for the presidency. Ceferin, who has not spoken to Infantino since the controversy began, said he did not know who might oppose the incumbent.
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Čeferin prihodnje leto na volitvah za predsednika Fife ne bo izzval Infantina Predsednik Evropske nogometne zveze (Uefa) Aleksander Čeferin in eden glavnih nasprotnikov prvega moža Mednarodne nogometne zveze (Fifa) Giannija Infatnina je napovedal, da na naslednjih Fifinih volitvah ne bo kandidiral proti njemu.
rtv slovenia · about 2 hours ago
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la libre · about 3 hours ago
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aftenposten · about 3 hours ago
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rtl nieuws · about 6 hours ago
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elmundo · about 6 hours ago
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la vanguardia · about 7 hours ago
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