UEFA chief quits as former Man United CEO David Gill opposes 'concerning' Aleksander Ceferin plan

UEFA's technical director Zvonimir Boban has quit his role over Aleksander Ceferin's attempts to extend his tenure in charge of European football's governing body.

Ceferin was elected in 2016 following a controversial nine-year stint from Michel Platini. One of his reforms was to prevent any president from serving more than three terms in charge.

However, Ceferin is now attempting to change this rule so he can serve until 2031. The Slovenian's supporters are working on an amendment which would mean any appointment before 2017 would not be counted as part of the allowable three terms because Ceferin took charge during Platini's four-year term.

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It has been reported that former Manchester United CEO David Gill is leading the charge to oppose Ceferin's plan. In December, the BBC claimed the rule change was attacked by Gill in a committee meeting, branding it undemocratic.

One person agreeing with Gill is Boban, who has now quit his role at the organisation. In his exit statement, he said: "Despite having expressed my deepest concern and total disapproval, the UEFA president does not consider there to be any legal issues with the proposed changes, let alone any moral or ethical ones, and he intends to move forward regardless in pursuit of his personal aspirations.

"Ironically, it was the UEFA president himself who proposed and launched a set of reforms in 2017 which were introduced to prevent such a possibility. These rules were designed to protect UEFA and European football from the 'bad governance' which for years had unfortunately been the 'modus operandi' of what is often referred to as the