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  Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

  Football | July 08, 2022 17:17 IST

  Blatter announced his plan to resign early as president, in June 2015, in the fallout from a sprawling American corruption investigation — ending his 17-year reign.

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  Michel Platini quizzed in Swiss investigation of USD 2 million FIFA payment

  Football | August 31, 2020 14:30 IST

  Platini is formally a suspect because of the payment that led to his removal as president of European football body UEFA -- and as a candidate to lead FIFA -- when Swiss federal investigators revealed the allegation five years ago.

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  Michel Platini loses FIFA ban appeal at European human rights court

  Football | March 05, 2020 15:20 IST

  The unanimous ruling by seven judges to declare Platini’s application inadmissible was published on Thursday by the court in Strasbourg, France.

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  FIFA files $2M Swiss courts claim against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini

  Football | December 16, 2019 20:57 IST

  FIFA said in a statement that any money recovered, plus interest, would be “fully channelled back into football development, which is where the money should have gone in the first place.”

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  Michel Platini says 1998 World Cup draw 'trickery' helped France

  Football | May 19, 2018 15:15 IST

  France soccer great Michel Platini insists "a little trickery" in the 1998 World Cup draw ensured his home country would avoid playing Brazil until the final which it won in Paris.  

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  Michel Platini to resign as UEFA president after appeal failure

  Football | May 09, 2016 18:23 IST

  Zurich: UEFA president Michel Platini will resign from European football's governing body after failing to have a six-year ban overturned by a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel on Monday. The panel, however, reduced

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  FIFA to elect president today; Jordan, Bahrain princes leading the race

  Football | February 26, 2016 19:00 IST

  Zurich: After a controversial phase for the world's football governing body FIFA which saw a series of scandals and the subsequent suspension of incumbent Sepp Blatter, a new president is set to be elected on

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  FIFA reduces ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years

  Football | February 25, 2016 19:03 IST

  Zurich: A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday reduced bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years but maintained they were still guilty of ethics breaches.The appeal result was announced as UEFA general secretary

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  Michel Platini withdraws from FIFA presidential race

  Football | January 08, 2016 14:17 IST

  Switzerland: Michel Platini's dream of becoming the next FIFA president is over. Platini told The Associated Press that he remains determined to overturn the eight-year ban he was handed by FIFA's ethics committee last month,

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  FIFA rejects Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini appeals against 90-day bans

  Football | November 18, 2015 22:56 IST

  Geneva (AP): Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini lost their appeals Wednesday against interim 90-day bans for financial wrongdoing in the growing corruption scandal that has shaken world soccer.Platini's lawyer said FIFA had "perverted its own

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  FIFA presidential race: Including Michel Platini, 7 in fray

  Football | October 28, 2015 16:25 IST

  Geneva: Seven men are in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, with Michel Platini's candidature pending because of his suspension from soccer.FIFA published the list of valid applications "proposed in due time

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  FIFA suspends Blatter, Platini, Valcke for 90 days

  Football | October 08, 2015 17:02 IST

  Zurich: World football's governing body FIFA on Thursday suspended its president Sepp Blatter, general secretary Jerome Valcke and president of the European football body UEFA Michel Platini for three months."The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics

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  Chung Mong-joon wants to replace Sepp Blatter at FIFA

  Football | July 30, 2015 17:33 IST

  Seoul: Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon on Thursday said he wants to replace Sepp Blatter as the world football governing body's next president.Chung is a major shareholder of automobile giants Hyundai. The South-Korean has also

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  Michel Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president

  Football | July 30, 2015 8:34 IST

  Geneva (AP):   Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves."Platini, the UEFA president and a

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  UEFA chief Michel Platini hopes 'new leadership' will solve FIFA's woes

  Football | July 21, 2015 17:21 IST

  Madrid:  European football's governing body UEFA president Michel Platini has underlined the urgent need for reform within FIFA, hoping the "new leadership" will solve the world football body's troubles.FIFA is set to elect a new president

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  Michel Platini: FIFA led by Blatter will always lack credibility

  Football | May 25, 2015 17:05 IST

  Geneva (AP):  FIFA lacks credibility while Sepp Blatter is president, according to UEFA leader Michel Platini, saying his former mentor fears the “emptiness” of life after leaving soccer's world governing body.Blatter is clinging to power

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  Michel Platini says he won't support Blatter in FIFA vote

  Football | October 21, 2014 21:17 IST

  Rome: UEFA president Michel Platini says he will not support Sepp Blatter in his bid for a fifth term as FIFA president.Platini tells Italian state TV "I wish him well but four years ago he

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  Michel Platini says "somebody, something" out to hurt him

  Football | June 05, 2014 14:21 IST

  PARIS :  Michel Platini says "somebody, something" is out to discredit him.   The UEFA president told sports newspaper L'Equipe he's hurt by British media reports that cast doubts on his links to now disgraced Qatari

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  FIFA VPs back Garcia's World Cup bid probe

  Football | March 25, 2014 23:06 IST

  ZURICH: FIFA vice presidents Michel Platini and Jeffrey Webb say they support ethics investigator Michael Garcia amid reports that senior FIFA colleagues want the American removed from office.   Garcia is investigating potential wrongdoing, including by

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  Platini denies Spain are 'boring' at Euro 2012

  Football | June 30, 2012 17:42 IST

  Ukraine, Jun30: UEFA President Michel Platini has dismissed suggestions that Spain played “boring” football to reach the European Championship final against Italy.Platini says “I don't agree at all” with commentators who argue that the defending