# UEFA sets out criteria for candidate to challenge FIFA’s Infantino

https://mins.news/en/item/91831

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 16:53 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/8/uefa-details-fifa-presidential-candidate-criteria-in-bid-to-oust-infantino?traffic_source=rss

> UEFA outlined the qualities it wants in a successor to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and agreed on a strategy to find a challenger before the March election. It described the desired candidate as a respected, unifying figure rooted in football; no name was discussed. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said he would seek a fourth and final term next April.

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