Wednesday, September 14, 2016

UEFA elects Ceferin of Slovenia president, replacing Platini (The Associated Press)

Candidates for the UEFA presidency , Aleksander Ceferin, head of the Slovenian Soccer Federation, second left, and Michael van Praag president of the Dutch Soccer Federation, right, shake hands in Athens, on Wednesday Sept 14, 2016. European soccer federations will elect Wednesday a new UEFA president to replace Michel Platini, who is serving a four-year ban from the sport. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- UEFA has elected Aleksander Ceferin to succeed Michel Platini as president, replacing one of the greats of soccer with a largely unknown Slovenian lawyer to lead the European game.


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