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. 

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.

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.

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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