Michel Platini

Michel Platini's appeal against 90-day ban rejected

Michel Platini's appeal against his 90-day suspension from football-related activities has been rejected.

Oct 27, 2015, 12:41 PM IST

Eight in the fray for FIFA presidency

Eight people officially declared their bids for the FIFA presidency as Monday's deadline was reached, Xinhua news agency reported.

Oct 27, 2015, 07:32 AM IST

South Korea's Chung Mong-Joon withdraws from FIFA presidency race

Chung Mong-Joon announced that he was withdrawing from the race for the FIFA presidency due to an "unjust" ban on him.

Oct 26, 2015, 20:06 PM IST

South African Tokyo Sexwale says will run for FIFA president

Tokyo Sexwale says he intends to be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election.

Oct 25, 2015, 08:19 AM IST

Jerome Champagne confirms to stand for FIFA presidency

Former French diplomat Jerome Champagne has announced that he will be running to replace under-fire Sepp Blatter as a new FIFA president.

Oct 23, 2015, 18:55 PM IST

FIFA election: Players union calls for stringest tests for integrity on Sepp Blatter's replacement

World players union FIFPro called for stringent tests of integrity, including human rights and governance records on the candidates standing in FIFA election to succeed Sepp Blatter.

Oct 23, 2015, 17:43 PM IST

German World Cup graft claims close to home for Adidas

Allegations that Germany bribed its way to secure the right to host the 2006 World Cup not only shook the football world, but also shone a spotlight on cosy ties between sportswear giant Adidas and FIFA.

Oct 21, 2015, 20:11 PM IST

FIFA official casts new doubt over Michel Platini bid

A senior FIFA official called into question Michel Platini's bid for football's top job, saying the failure to disclose a multi-million dollar payment could be seen as a "falsification of accounts".

Oct 21, 2015, 20:03 PM IST

Sepp Blatter-Michel Platini payment a conflict of interest: FIFA

FIFA president Sepp Blatter's payment to Michel Platini was a "conflict of interest", according to Domenico Scala.

Oct 21, 2015, 14:34 PM IST

FIFA reconfirm presidency election for Feb 2016

FIFA's executive committee reconfirmed today that they will hold the election for a new president to replace Sepp Blatter next February.

Oct 20, 2015, 20:10 PM IST

Michel Platini hits back over FIFA payment row

Michel Platini admitted he had no written contract for a USD 2.0 million payment from FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Oct 19, 2015, 19:23 PM IST

Michel Platini hopeful of FIFA presidency despite suspension

UEFA president Michel Platini is still hopeful of succeeding Sepp Blatter as world football governing body FIFA president.

Oct 19, 2015, 19:13 PM IST

FIFA ousts Thai FA executive committee

FIFA has removed the executive committee of Thailand's football association from office, days after suspending its chief Worawi Makudi.

Oct 17, 2015, 22:46 PM IST

FIFA investigates 2006 Germany World Cup vote bribery allegations

The corruption scandal sweeping world soccer engulfed Germany as FIFA said that it would investigate "very serious allegations" that voters were bribed to win the 2006 World Cup bid.

Oct 17, 2015, 22:43 PM IST

CONMEBOL head backs Michel Platini as FIFA leader despite scandal

The president of South American soccer's governing body said he supports Michel Platini to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president despite an ongoing investigation.

Oct 17, 2015, 22:37 PM IST

UEFA backs suspended Michel Platini, FIFA vote to go ahead

 UEFA said it supports suspended president Michel Platini's right to defend himself against corruption allegations following an emergency meeting in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday.

Oct 16, 2015, 08:58 AM IST

Pele backs Zico for FIFA president

Pele tipped fellow Brazilian Zico as the next president of the game's world governing body FIFA

Oct 15, 2015, 22:57 PM IST

Romario says Michel​ Platini worked with FIFA mafia for many years

Romario said that none of the current candidates for the presidency of FIFA is credible.

Oct 15, 2015, 21:03 PM IST

Pele terms FIFA corruption scandal a "shame"

Football legend Pele described the FIFA corruption scandal as a "shame".

Oct 15, 2015, 20:50 PM IST

FIFA says Michel Platini arguments on 90-day suspension `not valid`

FIFA's ethics committee has declined the argument by Michel Platini's lawyer that his client was not allowed to defend himself in the adjudicatory chamber of committee before his suspension, saying that the remark is 'not valid'.

Oct 13, 2015, 15:46 PM IST