UEFA elects Slovenia's Aleksander replacing Michel Platini
Aleksander Ceferin(48)the president of Slovenia's football federation, was overwhelmingly elected as the new head of European soccer's governing body UEFA at an extraordinary Congress on Wednesday Sep 14,2016.
Aleksander Ceferin beat Dutchman Michael van Praag, the only other candidate, by 42 votes to 13 and will succeed Frenchman Michel Platini, who announced his resignation in May after being banned from football for four years for ethics violations.
Ceferin, who is not a member of UEFA's executive committee, was little known outside his own country until he announced his intention to run in June 2016
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