Uefa president michel platini has viewed the preparatory work being done at the stadium de toulouse one of the ten venues that will host matches at uefa euro 2016 in france. Historic vote the 51 year old frenchman was elected by europe s 52 national football associations at the xxxi ordinary uefa congress in the. Michel platini has been elected as president of uefa.
11 08 2010 live uefa. Uefa president michel platini was in the stands as the dublin arena which will host the 2010 11 uefa europa league final was inaugurated as an international football venue. Uefa president michel platini has urged europe s national associations and other partners to join uefa in continuing what he described as the fantastic journey that sees european football.
Uefa president michel platini hails a successful season as he flies the flag for financial fair play and action on match fixing and. Great football on the pitch historic decisions off it. Michel platini in full michel françois platini born june 21 1955 joeuf france french professional football soccer player and administrator who was named the european footballer of the year three times 1983 85 and served as president of the union of european football associations uefa.
Former uefa president michel platini is formally under investigation in switzerland for a 2 million payment he got from fifa in 2011. File in this friday april 29 2016 file photo uefa president michel platini leaves the international court of arbitration for sport cas surrounded by media after a hearing in lausanne switzerland. Michel platini the former uefa president has insisted his conscience was clear after he was questioned by detectives over controversies surrounding the awarding of the 2022 world cup to qatar.
The former france international. Michel platini the former president of uefa and head of european football has been questioned by police over the decision to award the 2022 world cup to qatar. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time platini won the ballon d or three times in 1983 1984 and 1985 and came seventh in the fifa player of the century vote.
Michel françois platini born 21 june 1955 is a french former football player manager and administrator as the president of uefa in 2015 he was banned from football over ethics violations.
