Switzerland FIFA sues Blatter, Platini over 'illicit' €1.8 million payment Blatter had "no legal basis" to authorise the 2011 payment to Platini, a FIFA investigation ruled in 2015. 16/12/2019
France Platini released in 2022 Qatar World Cup corruption probe In the early hours, Platini's lawyer said the football legend had been released without charge, adding that there has been "a lot of fuss over nothing". 18/06/2019
Sport Ultimate Platini fan wins Guinness record Cypriot Philippos Stavrou Platini spent three decades and hundreds of thousands of euros building the world's largest collection of football memorabilia. 11/09/2017
Sport Slovenian Ceferin succeeds Platini as UEFA president following landslide election Aleksander Ceferin completed his meteoric rise through the footballing ranks on Wednesday when the Slovenian was elected president of European football’s governing body… 14/09/2016
Sport Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter attends CAS hearing Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to appeal against his six-year ban from football. 25/08/2016
Switzerland Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter goes before tribunal to appeal football ban Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is going before sport’s highest tribunal, to appeal against his six-year ban from football. 25/08/2016
Switzerland UEFA boss Platini to resign after appeal to lift football ban fails UEFA President Michel Platini has said he will resign from European football’s governing body after he failed to get his six-year ban from soccer 09/05/2016
world news Will Michel Platini be back in charge for Euro 2016? The suspended UEFA president must wait to see if a second appeal against his six-year FIFA ban has been successful 29/04/2016
world news 'A new game, a final': UEFA's Platini makes last appeal against six-year ban Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini arrived early on Friday morning for what was arguably the match of his life, at least off the pitch: an 29/04/2016
Sport French Football Federation HQ searched as part of Blatter investigation The Headquarters of the French Football Federation were searched by French authorities on Tuesday in connection with Switzerland’s criminal 09/03/2016
Sport Platini enters last chance saloon to overturn FIFA ban Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has walked into the last chance saloon in a bid to overturn his suspension from all football-related activity 02/03/2016
Sport Blatter and Platini bans reduced from eight to six years Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his once likely successor Michel Platini have had their bans from all football-related activity reduced from eight-years to six. 24/02/2016
Sport Platini begins appeal hearing to clear his name Banned UEFA President Michel Platini said he was “quite happy” with the conduct of his FIFA Appeal Committee hearing on Monday (February 15) and 16/02/2016
Sport UEFA presidential elections on hold until Platini case settled UEFA’s executive committee held its first meeting of the year on Friday at the House of European Football in Nyon Switzerland. At the meeting the top 22/01/2016
Sport FIFA sack secretary general Jerome Valcke Football’s world governing body FIFA has sacked it’s suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke with immediate effect. The 55-year old Frenchman was 13/01/2016
Sport Platini pulls out of FIFA presidential race Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini has withdrawn from the FIFA presidential race. The elections are scheduled to take place on February 26 but 07/01/2016
Switzerland Blatter and Platini launch an appeal against their eight-year bans from football The FIFA President and head of UEFA were also fined for ethics violations 21/12/2015
world news FIFA-gate: Platini is 'biggest loser,' says analyst The banning of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini has rocked the world of football. They have been found guilty of breaching FIFA’s code of ethics over 21/12/2015
Switzerland Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans A "dramatic day" for world football 21/12/2015
Sport Michel Platini loses suspension appeal Michel Platini lost an appeal on Friday against his 90-day suspension in another blow to his hopes of re-entering the race for the presidency of 11/12/2015
world news Michel Platini loses appeal against FIFA suspension Michel Platini has failed in his bid to overturn his 90-day ban from football’s world governing body FIFA. The Frenchman, who heads European soccer’s 11/12/2015
Sport Suspended UEFA president Platini attends CAS hearing The suspended president of European football’s governing body (UEFA) Michel Platini arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday 08/12/2015
Sport FIFA ethics panel calls for sanctions against Blatter and Platini FIFA ethics investigators have recommended that sanctions be brought against president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini. “The 21/11/2015
Sport Maradona says he is fighting FIFA corruption Former World Cup champion, Diego Maradona has made his feelings known once again about the recent scandals to rock world football’s governing body 12/11/2015
Sport FIFA announces five candidates for presidency The world’s football governing body, FIFA, has announced it has admitted five candidates for its presidential election in February. The candidates 12/11/2015
