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After CAF’s President, Former UEFA President Michel Platini Has Also Been Arrested for Corruption

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Former UEFA President and football legend Michel Platini has been arrested by police in France. Platini has been arrested on corruption charges in regard to the award of the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar to host. Platini was a member of the 24-man Fifa Executive Committee which cast the controversial vote for Qatar to … Read more

Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin Wins Elections To Replace Michel Platini As New UEFA Boss

Aleksander Ceferin (r) and Van Praag
Aleksander Ceferin (r) and Van Praag

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have elected Slovenian  Aleksander Ceferin as the new President of the body following elections held to select a replacement for banned former boss Michel Platini.
Platini and former Fifa boss Sepp Blatter both received bans from football last year after an investigation into an alleged bribe the latter gave to the former.

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Sepp Blatter And Michel Platini To Serve Six Year Bans Instead Of Eight After Appeal

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The Fifa Appeals Committee has shaved two years off the punishment of both its suspended boss and former UEFA head Michel Platini.
The decision was announced Wednesday after the panel held hearings all throughout the past week, AFP reports.

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