Tag: Michel Platini
Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud
Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was cleared of fraud by the Federal Criminal Court in the southern city…
FIFA sues Blatter, Platini to recover £1.56m
World soccer body FIFA on Monday filed claims in Swiss court seeking to recover 2 million Swiss francs (£1.56 million)…
Platini returns to football, Infantino declines comment
Former UEFA president Michel Platini is finally free to return to football next week when his four-year ban for ethics…
Michel Platini released from police custody
Former UEFA chief, Michel Platini has been released by France's national financial prosecutor's office.
Qatar 2022 World Cup: Michel Platini arrested
Michel Platini, one of the most famous soccer players in history and former president of UEFA has been arrested on…
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Sepp Blatter to appeal 6-year FIFA ban on Aug. 25
Sepp Blatter will go to sport’s highest court on Aug. 25 to challenge his six-year ban from football for approving…
CAS upholds Platini’s FIFA suspension, reduces term
Michel Platini, the suspended European soccer boss will resign as head of governing body UEFA in a matter of days,…
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Messi, Platini, others named in #PanamaPapers leaks
The soccer players whose names appear in the Mossack Fonseca files hail from Brazil, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Serbia,…
I will not stand for FIFA presidency – Platini
Suspended Uefa president Michel Platini says he will not stand in the Fifa presidential election next month. Platini, along…
FIFA committee was ‘asleep for four years’ – Michel Platini
Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has accused world football’s ethics committee of “sleeping” for four years before barring him from…
Statement by FIFA independent Ethics Committee adjudicatory chamber on the bans on Joseph S. Blatter & Michel Platini
The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Joseph S. Blatter, President…
‘Platini will be suspended for several years’ – FIFA ethics spokesman
Suspended European football chief Michel Platini will “be suspended for several years”, the spokesman of FIFA’s ethics committee Andreas Bantel…
Blatter, Platini face FIFA ethics committee Dec. 16-18
Suspended FIFA President Joseph Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini will face separate hearings before FIFA ethics committee from Dec.…
FIFA ethics committee seeks life ban for Platini
The ethics committee of world football governing body FIFA has recommended UEFA president Michel Platini be banned for life, a…
FIFA Appeal Committee rejects appeals by Blatter, Platini against provisional bans
The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden, has today rejected in full the appeals lodged by Joseph S. Blatter…
At $2million, I undercharged FIFA, says Platini
UEFA President Michel Platini on Monday in Paris, France said the two million Swiss francs ($2.1 million) he received from…
Platini admits ‘no written contract’ for FIFA payment
AFP – Michel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game,…
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini, Jérôme Valcke suspended for 90 days
Sepp Blatter’s 17-year reign as the Fifa president is all but over after the investigatory arm of its ethics committee…
Blatter, Platini probed by FIFA ethics committee
FIFA president Joseph Blatter and European supremo Michel Platini are under investigation by the ruling body’s ethics committee over a…
FIFA scandal engulfs Sepp Blatter, Platini
AFP – Embattled Sepp Blatter was urged to stand down as FIFA president on Saturday after he was placed under…
Odegbami joins race for Fifa presidency
Former Nigeria international Segun Odegbami has announced his intention to become the next Fifa president. The 63-year-old, who won the…
This is my last term as UEFA chief – Platini
Michel Platini confirmed he was in his final term as UEFA president on Friday, whether he wins next year’s FIFA…
Blatter must go for good of FIFA – Platini
ZURICH (Reuters) – UEFA president Michel Platini delivered one of his most emotional and animated performances since his playing days…
Platini urges Russia to pay Capello’s wages
European football chief Michel Platini on Tuesday urged Russia’s Football Union (RFU) to pay the wages they owe to national…
Platini pushes ‘white card’ idea again
UEFA president Michel Platini on Sunday reiterated his desire to introduce a ‘white card’ that would lead to a player…
Platini slams new FIFA ‘failure’
UEFA president Michel Platini said Wednesday that the resignation of FIFA’s top corruption investigator Michael Garcia was a “new failure”…
AFCON 2015: CAF blasts Platini for interfering in its affairs
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has questioned the interference of Michel Platini, President of the Union of European Football Association…
Platini wants sin-bin introduced in football
UEFA president Michel Platini says he wants to see the sin bin introduced in football, but only to combat back-chat…
Germany confident of hosting Euro 2024
German football chiefs on Thursday expressed their confidence of winning the bid to host Euro 2024 following an agreement reached…
UEFA sets up meeting between Ukraine and Russia
UEFA has set up a meeting between the football federations of Ukraine and Russia to discuss the Crimea, the European…