FIFA's ethics watchdog wants Michel Platini banned for life over a suspect payment, the European football chief's lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.... more »
The judgement arm of FIFA's ethics committee on Monday opened a case against the body's suspended president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, with a verdict in the corruption allegations surrounding both men due next month.... more »
The lawyer representing Michel Platini told AFP on Saturday that FIFA had "lost all credibility" after the ethics committee of world football's governing body requested sanctions against the Frenchman and Sepp Blatter.... more »
In a last ditch bid to overturn a 90-day ban and thereby run for the FIFA presidency Michel Platini lodged an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), his lawyers said Friday.... more »
A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday rejected a bid by long-time president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day suspensions while Swiss police pursue a criminal investigation.... more »
FIFA on Thursday approved five candidates to stand in February's vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world football's governing body, but Michel Platini has not yet made the list.... more »
European football supremo Michel Platini has insisted he remains the best man to lead scandal-hit FIFA despite currently being suspended from the sport.... more »
Michel Platini has had a first procedural appeal against a 90-day ban from all footballing activities rejected, representatives of the UEFA president revealed on Monday.... more »
Michel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game, admitted Monday there was no written contract for remuneration he received from world body FIFA.... more »
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed on Friday that the two million dollar (1.8 million euros) payment he made to UEFA president Michel Platini was a "gentleman's agreement".... more »
The English Football Association on Friday suspended its support for Michel Platini's FIFA presidential bid until he has cleared all legal doubts.... more »
Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini on Thursday received "big support" from his executive committee who also insisted that the vote to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA chief should still proceed.... more »
Michel Platini will get a strong indication of the level of support from the organisation he heads when UEFA holds its crisis meeting in Nyon on Thursday.... more »
UEFA chief Michel Platini was given powerful support from South America on Saturday as he fought back against a 90-day ban imposed on him by FIFA as part of its corruption investigation.... more »
UEFA chief Michel Platini has appealed against a 90-day suspension imposed on him by world governing body FIFA as part of an ongoing corruption investigation, a close associate said on Saturday.... more »
UEFA leader Michel Platini on Thursday slammed a "farcical" FIFA ban on him from football activity and signalled he would pursue his campaign for the leadership of the world football body.... more »
FIFA's ethics watchdog on Thursday suspended world body president Sepp Blatter and UEFA leader Michel Platini for 90 days after they were named in a Swiss corruption case.... more »
One of the greatest footballers in history, Michel Platini was on target just two weeks ago for becoming the next head of FIFA, the sport's paramount body.... more »
Key dates in the world football corruption scandal after FIFA suspended its president Sepp Blatter and UEFA leader Michel Platini for 90 days.... more »
Michel Platini's suspension from all football-related activities does not automatically invalidate his candidacy for the FIFA presidency, the world governing body's ethics committee told AFP on Thursday.... more »
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