Surprise announcement from the president of the Uefa Aleksander Ceferin who declared his intention not to run for a fourth term in 2027. «I'm tired, I've been away from my family for about 6 years and will be for another 3, I will not run for the next term».
Ceferin's decision comes shortly after the amendment of the statutes, an affair that also led to the resignation of Zvonimir Boban, former head of football at Nyon, who had thus taken his leave: «Adhering to all this would go against all the principles and values I believe in».
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«I hadn't said it so as not to influence the Congress, in football I have a good life but also outside. I'm tired of this senseless project of the Super League, of those who proclaim themselves moral authority. I can consider myself happy and proud to be the captain of a ship that has been able to face the storm and will continue to do so in the next three years, to be at the head of a united football community. They are trying to trample on football and dig its grave, they feel like victims but they are predators, they think everything can be bought. The common good must always prevail over personal interests and I believe in the values of friendship and of people.
Most people are not like some clowns. I made this decision about six months ago. I first communicated this decision to my family and then to friends and colleagues. My daughter says I look like a character from The Lord of the Rings, but I'm not. I'm not interested in the ring».
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