“Michel Platini is currently suspended and will not fulfill his official duties as long as the suspension lasts, ” said a statement from UEFA on Thursday.” “He’s today not been at the meeting of the executive committee. ”
The 60-year-old Platini, who has led since 2007 by UEFA, according to the federation also canceled already several official engagements. For whatever agreements involved is not known.
Earlier on Thursday was further reported that Platini ‘just’ to could remain as president because he immediately appealed. UEFA also announced this month that they remain fully Platini. The Executive Committee does have an emergency meeting scheduled on Thursday, October 15th. On same day are also representatives of all 54 affiliated football associations of UEFA in Nyon together
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Sham
The UEFA expects that Platini will do everything to clear his name, since he is appealing against the decision of the ethics committee. “They are surprisingly vague and it is a big sham”, Platini replied itself on the suspension.
” Despite the absurdity of these accusations, I refuse to believe that this is a hasty political decision. A decision to someone who all his life fan of making the football black, or to disturb my candidacy for the FIFA presidency. ”
In addition Platini was also Sepp Blatter Thursday suspended for ninety days by the Ethics Committee of FIFA. Both presidents must in that period did not engage in football-related activities
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2 million
In the statement, the Ethics Committee report why the drivers are punished. The suspension of Blatter and Platini is very likely in anticipation of the investigation for which Swiss authorities are working on a dubious charge of the Swiss on the Frenchman in 2011.
Blatter was 2 million Swiss francs, about one , 8 million are transferred to FIFA funds to Platini for work that the Frenchman has done between 1999 and 2002. It is unclear where that amount was intended for. The payment, which was done in February 2011, was not in the interest of FIFA.
Platini was considered the leading candidate to succeed Blatter next year as the president of FIFA, but by his suspension it has become highly uncertain. However, the former player of Juventus and Saint-Etienne remains combative.
” More than the injustice or the desire to take revenge, I am driven by a deep sense of resistance. I am determined to defend myself. ”
“I have today received numerous endorsements from unions affiliated with UEFA and other continental federations. They encouraged me to continue with my work, which has always been in the interest of football. Nothing can distract me from the task ”
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