# UEFA chief Ceferin calls for Infantino to quit but says he won’t replace him

https://mins.news/en/item/30223

- France 24, 2026-08-24 03:19 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260824-uefa-chief-ceferin-calls-for-infantino-to-quit-but-not-interested-in-replacing-him

> UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he will not run against FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, but warns that Infantino must resign or face a leadership challenge in March. Infantino has been embroiled in crisis since his controversial, ultimately abandoned plan to open FIFA to private investors failed.

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