UEFA: candidates Čeferin, van Praag, and Villar Llona "have passed the eligibility checks by FIFA"

"UEFA has been informed today by the FIFA Review Committee that all of the candidates running for election at the UEFA Congress on 14/09/2016 in Athens (GRE) have successfully passed the eligibility checks conducted by FIFA," UEFA announced on 02/09/2016.

"Aleksander Čeferin (SLO), Michael van Praag (NED), and Ángel María Villar Llona (ESP) - who will be running for the position of UEFA President and would thus automatically become FIFA vice-president - as well as Evelina Christillin (ITA), who is running for a female position on the FIFA Council, have all complied with the eligibility requirements," added UEFA.

"The three candidates for president of UEFA are subject to an eligibility check carried out by the FIFA Review Committee, as the UEFA President will automatically become FIFA vice-president," UEFA emphasised on 22/07/2016.

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