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     New UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin spoke of the "great honour and responsibility" of taking the helm of European football and promised to lead UEFA boldly into a new chapter of its history.
     Aleksander Čeferin has spoken of his pride at being elected as UEFA's seventh president at the 12th UEFA Extraordinary Congress in Athens.
    

"Thank you for your fantastic support," the 48-year-old Slovenian told representatives of UEFA’s 55 member associations, after being voted to the helm of European football.

"It is a great honour, but it is at the same time a great responsibility," he said. "It means a lot to me, and to my family, who are very proud about it. My small but beautiful Slovenia is also very proud, and I hope that one day, you will also be proud of me."

Speaking to the Congress before his election, Čeferin had promised to lead UEFA into an era of "stability, hope, balance and friendship", adding: "We can reach our common goals only by constant dialogue and work together.

"I am a team player – I am not a showman. I am ready to deliver the projects to take UEFA to a new level. I want the associations to take centre stage – let's develop the game together, and let's protect it together."