The announcement was made on the official website of UEFA after a Congress which was held in Lisbon on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023. The 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, first elected in 2016 following the downfall of Frenchman Michel Platini, will remain in the role until 2027.

He also spoke about the idea of the European Super League which is currently still backed by Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus.

We must never forget that jealousy has never been a good counselor. A few months ago, UEFA and its club competitions were being blamed for all the evils in football and the inequalities within the leagues. Today, it's the English Premier League that seems to be under attack. Since the British government, supporters, and clubs said no to the Super League, the Premier League has been demonized and labeled a Super League in its own right that needs to be toppled. However, the Premier League's success was not achieved by accident. By adopting an audacious approach based on a vision, a strategy, and a lot of hard work, its leaders and clubs developed a remarkable model founded on sporting merit and a highly egalitarian distribution of wealth one of the most egalitarian systems in the world. Rather than a model to be destroyed, this is a model that should be followed.

He also confirmed that the next edition of the Women's Nations Cup will be hosted in Switzerland in 2025.

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Ceferin who was speaking to Gazzetta Dello Sport said if the players dont play more games then they will not make more money. He also said that footballers and the other parties involved do not need to complain. The Manchester City and Liverpool managers have earlier complaints about the fixtures the players have to play referring to the UEFA Champions League new format which starts in 2024.

It's easy always to attack FIFA and UEFA, but the thing is simple. If you play less, you get less money. Who should complain are the factory workers who get €1,000 per month. Everyone wants more cup games, but nobody gives up on anything. Clubs wanted 10 games in the Champions League group stage. They’ll have eight, it’s the right number. Domestic leagues should have 18 clubs, but the presidents do not agree. They should understand that two domestic cups are too many.

He also spoke about the new Champions League format, according to him, the old format was predictable and it gave the bigger teams an advantage ahead of the smaller teams.

Today, you can already predict who will play in the Round of 16 after the draw. In the future, big clubs will meet more frequently, smaller clubs will have more chances to qualify and the group will be fought until the end. It will be spectacular.

The new format might see the big clubs who have chances to go far in all competitions play at least 75 or 80 games in a season.

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The European Super League was clamped down by football fans, players and coaches of the club, as well as government bodies. Nine football clubs from the twelve clubs have pulled out of the Super League idea. Ceferin was speaking a day at the UEFA conference in Vienna, a day after UEFA announced the new structure of the Champions League which will kick off from the 2024/25 season.

I don't like to call it Super league because it's everything but Super League. For me, this project is over once and for all or at least for 20 years. I don't know what will happen later. We have to respect the courts and wait for the final decision. We are not in a hurry.

Ceferin had in an interview said that the remaining clubs ( Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus) that are still pushing the agenda of the Super League all risk getting kicked out of the UEFA Champions League.

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