UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin "blindsided the rest of European football" today by saying that he is "standing down as UEFA president in 2027 just minutes after securing approval to seek to extend his term until 2031" (London TELEGRAPH, 2/8).
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has "welcomed" minority owner Jim Ratcliffe's "vision for a 'Wembley of the North' under ambitious plans to create a stunning new Old Trafford home" (London TELEGRAPH, 2/8).
UEFA has "'no intention' of throwing Israel out of the European Championship" over the "country's response to the October 17 Hamas terrorist attacks there." Russia has been banned from FIFA and UEFA over the "Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine," but UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis "rejected any comparison with the conflict in the Middle East" (London TELEGRAPH, 2/8).
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