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Ceferin brands Infantino’s failed World Cup plan as ‘even worse than the Super League’

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Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-electionCeferin: ‘We stopped another try to steal the sport’The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has described Gianni Infantino’s doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup as “even worse than the Super League plan” and warned his embattled Fifa counterpart that he will face an opponent if he runs for re-election next March.Ceferin has led Uefa’s firm collective stance against the Football Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, which was shelved amid widespread opposition at the start of August. Uefa are pushing for Infantino…

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