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UEFA's Ceferin calls FIFA chief Infantino 'the emperor with no clothes'

Original: ‘The emperor is naked’: UEFA’s Ceferin takes aim at FIFA boss Infantino https://www. aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/29 /the

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has publicly attacked FIFA president Gianni Infantino, saying 'the emperor is naked' in comments reported by Al Jazeera. The blunt insult escalates the long-running rivalry between football's European and world governing bodies, and observers are reading it as a sign of deepening conflict over FIFA's leadership and direction of the global game.

Why now: Open personal attacks between the heads of UEFA and FIFA are rare and signal a major rift in world football governance.

Aleksander CeferinGianni InfantinoUEFAFIFA

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• ‘The emperor is naked’: UEFA’s Ceferin takes aim at FIFA boss Infantino https://www. aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/29 /the-emperor-is-naked-uefas-ceferin-takes-aim-at-fifa-boss-infantino?traffic_source=rss # aljazeera # worldnews # VSN · verdantsquare@mastodon.world · 2

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