UEFA president Ceferin to stand for re-election in 2027

[p]The announcement reversed the Slovenian's previous decision that he would not seek re-election and came following "unanimous" support from the national associations, UEFA said in a statement.[/p][p]The 58-year-old was first elected in 2016 to replace Michel Platini, who resigned after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) banned him from football-related activities over a FIFA corruption case.[/p][p]Ceferin will stand for a final four-year term at UEFA's congress in Kazakhstan next April.[/p][embed guid="79b57fc4-c4f4-4394-b95b-d588addc213b" url="https://x.com/UEFA/status/2108210354203591003" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I want to thank the national associations for their trust," Ceferin said following Thursday's meeting in Berlin.[/b][/p][p][b]"We have faced extraordinary challenges over the past years, and we have faced them as one team.[/b][/p][p]"There is still important work ahead, and I have therefore accepted their request.[/p][p][b]"My ambition remains the same: to keep European football united, make our game stronger and leave UEFA ready for the next generation."[/b][/p][p]In their statement, UEFA said that over the previous months the 55 national associations had "unanimously" asked Ceferin to reconsider his previous intention not to seek re-election.[/p][p][b]"The meeting also focused on the future governance and leadership of FIFA," said UEFA, who have led opposition to Gianni Infantino's leadership of world football's governing body.[/b][/p][p]One of their proposals is that the FIFA president "leads, not manages".[/p]