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UEFA chief Ceferin reverses decision to step down, seeks final term

Global Published 8 October 2026, 20:36 · archived 8 Oct 2026

BERLIN: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will seek another term as head of European soccer’s governing body, removing one of the highest-profile figures from the field of potential candidates to challenge Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency in March. Ceferin told the presidents and general secretaries of UEFA’s 55 national associations in Berlin on Thursday that he would stand for a final term, reversing his previous decision to step down when his current term ends. The Slovenian said in August he would not stand against Infantino in FIFA’s presidential election and confirmed his intenti...

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