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"Sepp Blatter is the most selfish person I have seen"
Fallen football supremo Michel Platini has accused Sepp Blatter of making him “his last scalp” as FIFA president in the affair which saw both men banned.
Fallen football supremo Michel Platini has accused Sepp Blatter of making him “his last scalp” as FIFA president in the affair which saw both men banned.
Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter is “disappointed but not shattered” following his failed appeal against a six-year ban that was imposed amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake the world soccer body.
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Disgraced former UEFA president Michel Platini insists he has done nothing wrong and says his conscience is clear, while giving a farewell speech to European soccer’s governing body at its extraordinary Congress.
Suspended European soccer boss Michel Platini will resign as head of governing body UEFA after losing a top level appeal against a ban for ethics violations, but said he would continue his fight to clear his name.
Fallen world soccer moguls Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have had their appeals against their exiles rejected by FIFA – but their bans have been reduced from eight to six years each.
Banned UEFA president Michel Platini said he hoped to clear his name in time for the 2016 European Championship in June after attending a hearing overnight to appeal against his suspension.
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says disgraced world soccer president Sepp Blatter and the sport’s European head, Michel Platini, will be invited to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.