The latter has responded to that by accusing the European body of a "misinformation campaign" and saying that UEFA was attempting to "influence" the FIFA presidential election scheduled for next year. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino attend the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Switzerland and Italy at the Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin on June 29, 2024. UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has ruled himself out of the running to replace Gianni Infantino, the under-fire FIFA president on August 24, 2026. Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his now abandoned plan to secure private investment in FIFA tournaments, with Ceferin one of the leading figures in the challenge to him.UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday launched an attack against FIFA president Gianni Infantino following his failed proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, insisting that "football has no need for emperors"."Yes, let's grow, let's innovate, let's make our clubs and competitions even more successful, but let's never forget that football is bigger than those who govern it. We are custodians, we are not owners. Nobody has the right to sell its future," the head of European football's governing body told the European Football Clubs (EFC) general assembly in Copenhagen.UEFA, whose clubs and national teams dom...
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