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The head of the Slovenian Football Association has formally entered the race to replace Michel Platini as president of European footballs governing body UEFA. Air Jordan 1 Retro . Aleksander Ceferin, a practising lawyer, has been canvassing support throughout Europe over the last few weeks and is now backed by 22 of the 55 member associations.Thirteen of those countries were confirmed at a meeting of football associations from south-east Europe that was hosted by Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko in Moscow. That follows recent statements of support from Scandinavia and Italy and Ceferin said: Getting support from our neighbours is very good and very encouraging.But I dont just want to speak for one region - so I was really pleased to hear that the Scandinavians and Italians have come out for me and I want to speak to the others too.I dont like it when it is north against south, or east versus west. I will speak to everybody. Ceferin (right) has seen his stock rise in European football circles in recent years and he is viewed as a consensus-builder Ceferin became president of the Slovenian FA (NZS) in 2011, having served on the board of Olimpija Ljubljana, one of the countrys biggest clubs, for five years by that point.His stock has been rising in European football circles in recent years and he is viewed as a consensus-builder.Perhaps crucially, he also has no connection to the various scandals that have dogged football politics for years.Mutko, who is also president of the Russian Football Union, is the latest heavyweight to get behind Ceferins candidacy, joining all the ex-Yugoslav republics, the Balkans, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey.The support of Greece would seem to suggest UEFAs acting general secretary Theodore Theodoridis will not be running. The election to replace Michel Platini as UEFA president will be held in Athens on September 14 That leaves veteran duo Michael van Praag of the Netherlands and Spanish football chief Angel Maria Villar as Ceferins most likely rivals.He said it was too early to talk about his ideas for the job but said UEFA is a good organisation that perhaps needs to freshen up a little when speaking in Moscow.Candidates for the presidency must declare their intentions to stand July 20 and the election will be in Athens on September 14. Also See: UEFA confirms September election Platini resigns as UEFA boss Air Jordan 1 Discount . Six years of waiting are finally over for the Dallas defenceman. 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