TOPSHOT - Re-elected UEFA's president Aleksander Ceferin delivers a speech during the 47th UEFA ... More Congress held in Lisbon on April 5, 2023. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The boss of European soccer Aleksander Ceferin received a pay raise of 375,000 Swiss francs ($436,076) for 2023-24. The increase in payment featured deep into the financial report that UEFA released on Thursday during its annual Congress in Belgrade, Serbia. It states: “Aleksander Čeferin was re-elected as UEFA president at the Ordinary UEFA Congress in Lisbon on 5 April 2023 for a four-year term. For 2023/24, the UEFA president received fixed compensation of CHF 3,250,000 gross. The UEFA president is not eligible for any bonus. UEFA contributes to his social charges, pension fund and accident insurance.” The organization’s financial report for 2022-23 set his fixed gross compensation at 2,875,000 Swiss francs ($3,343,251). The report read: “Aleksander Čeferin was re-elected as UEFA president at the Ordinary UEFA Congress in Lisbon on 5 April 2023 for a four-year term. For 2022/23, the UEFA president received fixed compensation of CHF 2,875,000 gross.” Ceferin’s pay raise to 3,250,000 Swiss francs ($3,778,031) represents a thirteen percent increase. The UEFA president’s fixed compensation is set by UEFA’s three-man compensation committee, a UEFA spokesperson confirmed. David Gill of the United Kingdom has led the committee, but on Thursday, he stood down as member of the organisation’s executive committee and relinquished his role as treasurer. Sándor Csányi of Hungary has replaced Gill. Herbert Hubel of Austria and José Juan Pinto Sala of Spain are the other member of UEFA’s compensation committee. Switzerland’s Stephan Hostettler serves as a consultant. MORE FOR YOU Trump Imposes Tariffs On Uninhabited Heard And McDonald Islands—‘Remotest Places On Earth’ NYT Mini Today: Hints, Clues And Answers For Thursday, April 3 4 Republicans Break With Trump As Senate Rejects His Canada Tariffs It’s not the first major pay rise among top soccer officials. In 2024, Sky News reported that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino secured a 33% pay raise, his total pay package rising to 4,27 million Swiss francs ($5 million). At FIFA, retired Indian judge Mukul Mudgal chairs the compensation committee. Last year, Ceferin announced he would not stand for re-election in 2027 even though amendments to the UEFA statutes were passed that allowed him to stand again. However, smaller federations have reportedly urged the lawyer stay on. Quizzed at Thursday’s news conference in the Serbian capital, Ceferin declined to talk about his future. He said: “It’s not the time to speak about that.” UEFA has been contacted for further comment. Follow me on Twitter. Editorial StandardsForbes Accolades