The President of European football’s governing body UEFA, Aleksander Čeferin, was reelected unopposed for a new four-year term.
On Wednesday, Čeferin who ran unopposed was voted in Lisbon.
The 55-year-old Slovenian was elected in 2016, during the organization’s annual Congress in Lisbon.
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When he sought his first re-election in 2019, Čeferin was also the only candidate.
He said, “It really means a lot to me, it is a great honor but mainly it is a great responsibility towards you and towards football.
“I will do my best not to disappoint you and to disappoint football.”
Čeferin who is a professional lawyer took over as head of UEFA from France’s Michel Platini.
Platini resigned over a conflict of interest and abuse of power scandal.
Platini and the then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter later faced criminal charges in Switzerland, but were both acquitted in July 2022.