Aleksander Ceferin was unopposed as he becomes president of UEFA for a third term of four years when they held a meeting of European football’s governing body in Lisbon on Wednesday.
The Slovenian was first elected in 2016 following the downfall of Frenchman, Michel Platini, with his term expiring in 2027.
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“I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your unanimous support. It really means a lot to me,” Ceferin told delegates at the UEFA Congress in the Portuguese capital.
“It is a great honour but mainly it is a great, great responsibility, towards you and towards football.”
The UEFA Congress came just a few weeks after Gianni Infantino was re-elected as president of the sport’s world governing body FIFA, also unopposed.
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.
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He will now oversee the introduction of a new format for the Champions League starting next year.
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