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 With the European football championships in France in full swing, Air France pilot are set to go on strike from June 24 to 27, three major unions told AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160618/air-france-pilots-set-for-new-strikes-next-week Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:17:53 +0200 air-france-pilots-set-for-new-strikes-next-week 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 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 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 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 UEFA have lifted a partial stadium closure imposed against Paris Saint Germain which would have applied when the French champions host Barcelona in the Champions League this month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140906/uefa-lifts-psg-sanction-for-barca-game Sat, 06 Sep 2014 12:26:05 +0200 uefa-lifts-psg-sanction-for-barca-game