Ceferin seeks fourth term as Uefa president amid Fifa rift

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 16:00 · Archive

Aleksander Ceferin has announced he will seek a fourth term as Uefa president, reversing an earlier decision to step down.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has announced he will seek a fourth term, reversing his previous insistence that he would step down when his current mandate ends in 2027. He informed the 55 European national association chiefs of his decision at a meeting in Berlin on Thursday. The vote will take place at next year's Uefa Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the new term running through to 2031.

Ceferin was first elected Uefa president in 2016. His candidacy is only possible because of controversial changes to Uefa's presidential term limits approved at the 2024 Congress in Paris, which the Football Association opposed. In February 2024, Ceferin had insisted he would not seek re-election, saying he had decided six months previously to step away.

Ceferin has been vocal in his opposition to Fifa president Gianni Infantino. In July, it emerged that Infantino was working on a plan to seek private investment in a company to manage the commercial interests of Fifa's tournaments, including the men's and women's World Cups. Uefa said it had lost confidence in Infantino over his handling of that plan and announced in August it would seek to identify a credible alternative to stand against him. Infantino has since scrapped the investment plan following widespread opposition.

How it is being reported

• Ceferin to stand for fourth term as Uefa presidentUefa president Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a fourth term, reversing a previous decision to stand down.BBC News · 8 Oct, 15:24
• Aleksander Ceferin to seek fourth term as Uefa president after calling for Gianni Infantino to quit FifaAleksander Ceferin was first elected as Uefa president in 2016Independent Sport · 8 Oct, 14:27

In this story: Aleksander Ceferin · Gianni Infantino · Uefa · Fifa · Astana · Berlin · Kazakhstan

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