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UEFA's Ceferin says Infantino could face election challenger, rules out FIFA bid

Aug 23 : UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin ruled himself out of running for the FIFA presidency but said Gianni Infantino would likely face a challenger if he seeks reelection next year following a global backlash over a plan to sell part of the World Cup to private investors. Speaking to "The Rest Is Politics: Leading" podcast, which will air on Monday, Ceferin said he was not interested in succeeding Infantino despite growing uncertainty around the FIFA president's future after his abandoned investment proposal."One reason is that I love UEFA and I love working here, and I think that at a certain point you have also, I mean, it's time also to enjoy life a bit," Ceferin said. "Let's see till when. And the second point is, my credibility is much, much, much higher if I'm not interested in
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