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In February 2024, Čeferin announced that he would not participate in the 2027 elections. In September, Nasser Al-Khelaifi called on him to reconsider the decision.
The President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Aleksander Čeferin, said that he will again stand as a candidate for the presidential elections in 2027, journalist Rob Harris reports on the social network X.
Čeferin announced in February 2024 that he would not participate in the elections of the head of UEFA in 2027. In September, the president of the French Paris Saint-Germain and chairman of the Association of European Clubs (EFC), Nasser Al-Khelaifi, called on Ceferin to take part in the elections.
According to the source, Ceferin made a corresponding statement in Berlin at a meeting with representatives of all 55 national associations - members of UEFA.

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