Aleksander Ceferin
Looking for solutions to sports violence
In the latest bid to combat fan violence, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on Wednesday with Aleksander Ceferin, the president of European soccer's governing body UEFA, in Athens after the deadly hooligan clashes on Monday night on the eve of the Champions League qualifier between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb.
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Funeral held for fan killed in Athens attack. UEFA President Ceferin to meet Greek PM
A funeral service was held Friday for a Greek soccer fan killed in an attack led by Croatian supporters that has rattled European sporting officials.
UEFA chief Ceferin to travel to Greece for talks with PM after deadly fan violence
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will visit Greece next week to meet with the country's prime minister in the wake of an attack in Athens by Croatian fans that left one man dead.
Erdoğan to embark on 1st foreign visits to Turkish Cyprus, Azerbaijan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to embark on his first foreign visits following his reelection in the May 28 polls to Turkish Cyprus and Azerbaijan, in a bid to discuss bilateral ties and steps to improve cooperation.
In his first visit on June 12, Erdoğan will meet with Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel.
Top refs pulled from Greek Super League playoffs over safety concerns
The governing body of soccer in Europe, UEFA, has decided to suspend its support for foreign referees of the Elite and A categories to officiate in Greek Super League playoff matches, as a consequence of the violent incidents directed against them.
FSS writes to UEFA over situation in Kosovo-Metohija
BELGRADE - The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) on Monday wrote to UEFA over the situation in Kosovo-Metohija and Pristina's ban on competitions organised by Serbs in the province.
The urgent letter to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and Secretary General Theodore Theodoridis was signed by FSS President Dragan Dzajic and Secretary General Jovan Surbatovic.
Aleksander Čeferin re-elected UEFA boss
Aleksander Čeferin, a 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, won another term as president of UEFA, the European governing body of football, at the 47th UEFA congress in Lisbon on 5 April.
Čeferin has been at the helm of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2016 and was the only candidate for the job, so the vote, which was unanimous, was a mere formality.
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Ceferin: Regional football league not ruled out
BELGRADE - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said in Belgrade on Friday a regional football league was not ruled out despite the risks associated with organising one.
Ceferin's statement comes in the wake of increasingly frequent talk of such a competition, modelled on the football league of the former Yugoslavia.
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Vucic meets with UEFA president
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin in Belgrade on Friday.
"I was very pleased to meet with the head of European football's governing body, Aleksander Ceferin," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account that also included photos from the meeting.
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Bridge designer Pipenbaher Delo’s Person of the Year
Marjan Pipenbaher, the chief designer of the Pelješac Bridge in Croatia, has been declared the Person of the Year by the newspaper Delo. One of the most renowned European bridge builders and designers, Pipenbaher has designed more than 200 brides and viaducts in Slovenia and abroad.