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Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election
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Global — Nick Ames
Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election
Ceferin: ‘We stopped another try to steal the sport’
The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has described Gianni Infantino’s doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup as “even worse than the Super League plan” and warned his embattled Fifa counterpart that he will face an opponent if he runs for re-election next March.
Ceferin has led Uefa’s firm collective stance against the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, which was shelved amid widespread opposition at the start of August. Uefa are pushing for Infantino to quit, also drawing on support from Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation, and are yet to drop a threat to boycott Fifa competitions while talks are under way with Concacaf to set up a combined Nations League tournament .
Ceferin: ‘We stopped another try to steal the sport’
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Source: The Guardian · Nick Ames. Published 23 Aug 2026, 11:01 pm.
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