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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says he will not seek re-election in 2027.
It comes after Uefa voted to change its rules, which would have allowed the 56-year-old Slovenian to run again and potentially stay at the helm of European football's governing body until 2031.
The English Football Association (FA) was the only nation to oppose the rule amendment at a Uefa congress in Paris.
The FA said leaders should serve a "maximum" of three terms of four years.
Previous rules allowed a president to serve three terms in office but the new ruling means Ceferin's initial term, when he replaced Michel Platini in 2016 part-way through a four-year cycle, does not count as a full term served.
Ceferin took over when Platini stepped down in May 2016 after being banned by world governing body Fifa over ethics breaches.
Despite a two-thirds majority of 49 nations voting to pass the motion, he later announced he would not stand in 2027.
Ceferin told a news conference: "I decided six months ago that I would not run any more. The reason is that after some time every organisation needs fresh blood, but mainly because I was away from my family for seven years now.
"I intentionally didn't want to disclose my thoughts before, because firstly, I wanted to see the real face of some people and I saw it."
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says he will not seek re-election in 2027.
It comes after Uefa voted to change its rules, which would have allowed the 56-year-old Slovenian to run again and potentially stay at the helm of European football's governing body until 2031.
The English Football Association (FA) was the only nation to oppose the rule amendment at a Uefa congress in Paris.
The FA said leaders should serve a "maximum" of three terms of four years.
Previous rules allowed a president to serve three terms in office but the new ruling means Ceferin's initial term, when he replaced Michel Platini in 2016 part-way through a four-year cycle, does not count as a full term served.
Ceferin took over when Platini stepped down in May 2016 after being banned by world governing body Fifa over ethics breaches.
Despite a two-thirds majority of 49 nations voting to pass the motion, he later announced he would not stand in 2027.
Ceferin told a news conference: "I decided six months ago that I would not run any more. The reason is that after some time every organisation needs fresh blood, but mainly because I was away from my family for seven years now.
"I intentionally didn't want to disclose my thoughts before, because firstly, I wanted to see the real face of some people and I saw it."
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