One year on, UEFA still waits for detail on FIFA plans


  • Football
  • Thursday, 07 Feb 2019

FILE PHOTO: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Walschaerts

ROME (Reuters) - UEFA is still waiting for more details on FIFA's ambitious plans for two new international competitions, nearly one year after they were first aired, the President of European soccer's ruling body said Thursday.

Aleksander Ceferin, re-elected unopposed for a new four-year term, said he expected a "proper consultation process" before UEFA would drop its opposition and that he was not prepared to be a "yes man".

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