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Friday briefing: Ceferin and Montagliani seek new terms as UEFA and CONCACAF presidents

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9 October 2026 - 4:30 AM

Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani have both indicated their intention to stand for re-election as presidents of UEFA and CONCACAF respectively.

Ceferin will seek a fourth and final term after receiving what UEFA described as “unanimous” backing from its 55 national associations. The 58-year-old had previously said he would not stand again but reversed his position at a UEFA meeting in Berlin. “There is still important work ahead, and I have therefore accepted their request,” he

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