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Open challenge to Gianni Infantino! Nasser al Khelaifi urges Aleksander Ceferin to run for re-election. The EFC president lashes out at the attempt to privatize the World Cup and pleads with the UEFA chief to remain in office.

Tensions between Europe’s biggest clubs and FIFA have reached a new breaking point following the harsh criticism voiced by Nasser al Khelaifi in Copenhagen. Without directly mentioning Gianni Infantino, the EFC president denounced attempts to privatize the World Cup and lamented that the international body is creating unnecessary conflicts instead of protecting the well-being of footballers.

As a counterweight to FIFA, Nasser al Khelaifi praised the close cooperation maintained with UEFA and its president, Aleksander Ceferin. In a show of full support ahead of the congress to be held in April 2027 in Kazakhstan, the executive publicly pleaded with him to announce his re-election bid next December.

The PSG chief argued that European football needs stability and strong leaders who listen to the clubs’ demands after the strain caused this summer. With 36 representatives serving on 15 UEFA committees, the EFC is cementing a solid power bloc against FIFA’s individual ambitions.

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