MICHEL PLATINI

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin was on Thursday re-elected for a four-year term as head of European football’s governing body by acclamation. The 51-year-old Slovenian lawyer was the only candidate going forward for election at the UEFA Congress in Rome. Ceferin took over two and a half years ago after the corruption scandal that toppled his predecessor, Frenchman Michel Platini. “I am honoured,” said Ceferin, thanking members of UEFA’s 55 member associations for re-electing him, saying he was taking over with…

The FIFA corruption trial is to get under way with opening statements in New York on Monday, two and a half years after US prosecutors unveiled the largest graft scandal in the history of world soccer. Forty-two officials and marketing executives, and three companies were indicted in an exhaustive 236-page complaint detailing 92 separate crimes and 15 corruption schemes to the tune of $200 million. Yet only three of them are going on trial – three fabulously-wealthy and once-powerful soccer officials from South…

Embattled UEFA president, Michel Platini has resigned as head of European football governing body, after losing an appeal to overturn his six-year ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

UEFA president, Michel Platini will have to wait till May 9 to discover if his six-year ban from all football-related activity will be overturned.

Former UEFA president, Michel Platini, has launched an appeal against his six-year ban from football with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

FIFA, on Wednesday reduced the bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, but maintained that the duo are still guilty of ethics violation.

Suspended UEFA president, Michel Platini, says he hopes to be back to work soon in time for the 2016 European Championship soccer tournament in June, following a hearing on Monday to appeal against his eight-year ban.

Suspended FIFA president, Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief, Michel Platini will both be invited to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Monday.

Suspended Uefa president Michel Platini has formally withdrawn his candidacy for the Fifa presidency.

UEFA President Michel Platini has failed in his bid to overturn his 90-day provisional ban from all football activity.