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Soccer great Boban says he’s doesn’t want UEFA presidency but aims barb at former boss Čeferin
3 months, 1 week ago

Soccer great Boban says he’s doesn’t want UEFA presidency but aims barb at former boss Čeferin

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Soccer great Zvonimir Boban says he does not want to succeed his former ally and boss Aleksander Čeferin as president of UEFA. The former Croatia and AC Milan player resigned as UEFA chief of football in January in protest at Čeferin moving to change legal statutes that would let him stay longer in the president’s office. But a …

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UEFA president Čeferin says he will leave in 2027 and aims testy barbs at critics
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UEFA president Čeferin says he will leave in 2027 and aims testy barbs at critics

Associated Press  

PARIS — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin will not stand as a candidate in 2027, announcing the news in a testy statement on Thursday one hour after steering through a controversial change of legal rules that would have let him stay. Čeferin has led UEFA since 2016 and said he was “tired of COVID, tired of two wars” and of plans …

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Opposition to UEFA president Čeferin’s term limits vote looks to end with Romania pledging support
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposition to UEFA president Čeferin’s term limits vote looks to end with Romania pledging support

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A potential rebellion at the UEFA congress next week against its president Aleksander Čeferin looked to have ended Friday when Romania’s soccer federation said it would vote for extending his term limit. Čeferin has faced growing unease about his leadership — by failing to initially speak out over disgraced Spanish official Luis Rubiales, by trying to get Russia’s …

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UEFA turmoil deepens as Boban resigns in protest at Čeferin’s presidential power move
10 months, 4 weeks ago

UEFA turmoil deepens as Boban resigns in protest at Čeferin’s presidential power move

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Turmoil inside European soccer body UEFA fueled by its president Aleksander Čeferin’s push to change statutes that would let him stay in office longer led to a first exit of a senior manager on Thursday. Zvonimir Boban, the Croatia and AC Milan great, cited his “total disapproval” for Čeferin’s political power move in his decision to leave his …

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After surviving corruption crises, Olympics and soccer move to let presidents stay longer in power
1 year ago

After surviving corruption crises, Olympics and soccer move to let presidents stay longer in power

Associated Press  

GENEVA — When the Olympic movement and international soccer lived through very public corruption crises, both agreed to limit the terms of their presidents in an effort to protect them in the future. This pillar of good governance is currently facing pushback within the IOC and European soccer body UEFA, which are moving toward letting their presidents, Thomas Bach and …

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UEFA’s invites scrutiny over relaxing international ban on Russia
1 year, 2 months ago

UEFA’s invites scrutiny over relaxing international ban on Russia

The Hindu  

A reputation built over decades that European football body UEFA is the good guy compared to FIFA as a cartoon caricature villain is being tested in this tough season for off-field politics. A UEFA statement Tuesday quoted Čeferin saying Russian men’s and women’s teams stay excluded until the war is over but that by banning children “we directly discriminate against …

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European soccer body UEFA’s handling of Russia and Rubiales invites scrutiny on values and process
1 year, 2 months ago

European soccer body UEFA’s handling of Russia and Rubiales invites scrutiny on values and process

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A reputation built over decades that European soccer body UEFA is the good guy compared to FIFA as a cartoon caricature villain is being tested in this tough season for off-field politics. Now UEFA values are being questioned on issues where FIFA has publicly stood firm — Russia and Luis Rubiales, the now-ousted Spanish soccer federation president. A …

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UEFA president Čeferin dismisses idea of threat to European football from big spending Saudis
1 year, 6 months ago

UEFA president Čeferin dismisses idea of threat to European football from big spending Saudis

The Hindu  

European football should not be afraid of a player exodus to Saudi Arabian clubs, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin said Sunday, suggesting the country was making a mistake investing in stars at the end of their careers. More players are expected to follow after four top Saudi Arabian clubs were effectively nationalized this month when taken into majority ownership by the …

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UEFA president Čeferin dismisses idea of threat to European soccer from big-spending Saudis
1 year, 6 months ago

UEFA president Čeferin dismisses idea of threat to European soccer from big-spending Saudis

Associated Press  

GENEVA — European soccer should not be afraid of a player exodus to Saudi Arabian clubs, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin said Sunday, suggesting the country was making a mistake investing in stars at the end of their careers. Čeferin was asked by Netherlands broadcaster NOS if he was scared of a player exodus, and answered emphatically: “No, no, no.” “I …

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Amid Man United bids, UEFA head hints at owners rule review
1 year, 9 months ago

Amid Man United bids, UEFA head hints at owners rule review

The Hindu  

UEFA should rethink its rules that prevent clubs in related ownership from playing in the same competition such as the Champions League, its president Aleksander Čeferin said Wednesday. A Qatari sovereign wealth fund already owns Champions League regular Paris Saint-Germain and Ratcliffe’s chemicals firm INEOS owns Nice, which regularly plays in UEFA’s lower-tier competitions. Al-Khelaifi is a close ally of …

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Can football be saved? A new European Super League documentary wants us to decide
1 year, 11 months ago

Can football be saved? A new European Super League documentary wants us to decide

ABC  

Can football be saved? These are the central questions driving a new documentary titled, Super League: The War For Football, that launched this past weekend: a series delving into the four crucial days in 2021 that saw the rapid rise and fall of the European Super League, a breakaway competition made up of Europe's biggest clubs that threatened to tear …

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