Theodore Theodoridis replaces Gianni Infantino at UEFA

Theodore Theodoridis has been named as acting general secretary of UEFA following Gianni Infantino's departure.

Infantino was elected FIFA president in last month's election, and Theodoridis was widely expected to replace the Italian at European football's governing body.

The Greek official is a former board member of the Hellenic Football Federation and the son of Savvas Theodoridis, the vice-president of Olympiakos who are currently embroiled in a match-fixing scandal in conjunction with the HFF.

UEFA remains without a president after Michel Platini was provisionally suspended from duty by FIFA last October.

Platini's appeal against his six-year ban for conflict of interest in taking a £1.3m payment from FIFA approved by then-president Sepp Blatter in 2011 was filed this week with the Court of Arbitration for Sport which is expected to give its verdict in May.

The UEFA executive committee has confirmed that no potential election process would begin until Platini's legal challenge at CAS is completed, but it is ready to run a fast-track presidential election if the Frenchman fails to overturn his ban.

"Whenever there is a decision we can immediately hold an executive committee meeting and go to an accelerated process for the election," said Theodoridis.

UEFA also revealed on Friday that goal-line technology will be used in this season's Champions League and Europa League finals.

UEFA announced in January the technology would be brought in for Euro 2016 and next season's Champions League.

Meanwhile, UEFA has confirmed it will hold a vote on May 3 on whether or not to let Kosovo become a member.

If it is approved as the 55th member of UEFA, Kosovo is then expected to seek full membership of FIFA, which could see them feature in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Serbia has resisted Kosovo's membership of many international organisations since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.