https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Michel Platini called FIFA's eight year ban a "kick in the teeth" but vowed in an interview on Tuesday to fight on for the presidency of world football's governing body. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151222/platini-says-fifa-ban-interwiew Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:45:47 +0100 platini-says-fifa-ban-interwiew European football chief Michel Platini's fall from grace appeared complete on Monday after he was suspended from all football activities for eight years along with Fifa president Sepp Blatter. Platini immediately announced he would appeal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151221/frenchman-platini-banned-for-eight-years Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:47:42 +0100 frenchman-platini-banned-for-eight-years A report issued to Uefa's executive committee in 1998 appears to support Michel Platini's claim that he was paid an annual salary "of one million Swiss francs" for work as an advisor to Fifa. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151206/memo-backs-platini-salary-claim-report Sun, 06 Dec 2015 14:03:19 +0100 memo-backs-platini-salary-claim-report European football supremo Michel Platini insisted on Thursday that he remains the best man to lead scandal-hit Fifa despite currently being suspended from the sport. Platini compared himself to a medieval knight. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151029/platini-i-am-the-knight-man-for-fifa Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:44:07 +0100 platini-i-am-the-knight-man-for-fifa 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151010/platini-o Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:59:48 +0200 platini-o Uefa president Michel Platini has been hit with a suspension by world football governing body Fifa along with the organisation's president Sepp Blatter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151008/frenchman-platini-huit-with-fifa-suspension Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:51:34 +0200 frenchman-platini-huit-with-fifa-suspension Under fire Uefa president Michel Platini says he has done nothing wrong and that his conscience is clear after it emerged he accepted a €1.8 million payment from Fifa. The former French international footballer has been explaining himself to AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/michel-platini-uefa-fifa-interview-ive-done-nothing-wrong Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:23:32 +0200 michel-platini-uefa-fifa-interview-ive-done-nothing-wrong Beleaguered Fifa president Sepp Blatter was placed under a criminal investigation in a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing world football as would-be successor Michel Platini came under scrutiny for receiving a murky multi-million-dollar payment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150925/swiss-launch-criminal-proceedings-against-fifa-boss-sepp-blatter Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:49:08 +0200 swiss-launch-criminal-proceedings-against-fifa-boss-sepp-blatter Fifa president Sepp Blatter has alleged Uefa counterpart Michel Platini warned him he faced prison if he did not withdraw from the world football governing body's presidential race. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150815/platini-warned-me-of-prison-blatter Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:36:27 +0200 platini-warned-me-of-prison-blatter UPDATED: Uefa boss Michel Platini is to stand as a candidate for the presidency of world football's governing body, Fifa, Uefa announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150728/frances-platini-looks-set-to-run-for-fifa Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:49:51 +0200 frances-platini-looks-set-to-run-for-fifa After Sepp Blatter’s shock resignation as the President of Fifa, Frenchman Michel Platini, the current head of Uefa, is being urged to take over at the helm. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150603/frenchman-platini-urged-to-take-over-fifa Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:14:59 +0200 frenchman-platini-urged-to-take-over-fifa