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UEFA votes in Aleksander Caferin as its new president

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New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin [PHOTO: COURTESY]

UEFA overwhelmingly elected surprise candidate Aleksander Ceferin of Slovenia as its new president Wednesday and he vowed to review a deal over Champions League places for major clubs.

The 48-year-old lawyer, who has only headed the Slovenian federation since 2011 and was little known in international sport until he emerged as a UEFA candidate in June, beat Dutch football chief Michael van Praag by 42 votes to 13 at a special congress of the 55-member European body.

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