UEFA Chief of Football Zvonimir Boban Resigns Over Proposed Term Limit Changes

Boban accuses UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin of pursuing personal aspirations at the expense of ethics, as tensions rise over proposed amendment to extend presidential term limits.

Zvonimir Boban, UEFA's Chief of Football, has resigned in protest over a proposed amendment to the organization's statutes that would allow President Aleksander Ceferin to extend his term beyond the current 12-year limit.
Boban, a former AC Milan and Croatia midfielder, has expressed his 'total disapproval' of the proposed changes, accusing Ceferin of pursuing his 'personal aspirations' at the expense of morality and ethics.
The proposed amendment, which is set to be discussed at the next Congress meeting on February 8 in Paris, would allow Ceferin to stand for re-election when his current four-year term ends in 2027.
Ceferin, who was re-elected as UEFA president unopposed last year, has denied that the proposed change is an attempt to extend his own mandate, claiming it is to rectify an invalid provision that had never been properly approved by UEFA’s member associations.
Boban's resignation is the most public show of growing discontent with Ceferin’s leadership since the Slovenian lawyer was re-elected unopposed last April.