Football

Platini “against injustice”

A good eight hours, the suspended UEFA President Platini the appeal Committee of the football world Association FIFA. Then it became clear: He is in the struggle against his Eight-year ban, hope not.

“It was a good hearing, led by sincere people,” said Michel Platini on Monday evening in Zurich, after eight and a half hours in the FIFA headquarters. “I am satisfied with the way everything has expired. Now you will see what happens,” said the 60-year-old locked football functionary.

Switzerland instead of Siberia

Prior to the commencement of the hearing, had the Frenchman is confident, given the last few hundred yards into the headquarters on foot managed. “I’m not fighting for my future, but against the injustice,” he cried to the waiting journalists, and: “If anything against me it would be now, I would be in Siberia and I would be full of shame to hide. I have nothing done wrong here, I can look into people’s eyes.”

Platini, the 2007 boss of the European football Union UEFA has become was, in December of last year by the FIFA ethics Committee pronounced lock before the appeal Committee to appeal to. He denounces above all the kind and manner of his suspension. A judgment of the appointment Committee, which are rarely previous judgments to be revised, could go in this week. In the case of a renewed negative output would be him going before the court of arbitration for sport (CAS), as the batches last instance of a final judgment would be.

At the end of the career

The judicial chamber of the FIFA ethics Committee had Platini and FIFA President Joseph Blatter for each of eight years suspended, the investigating chamber had because Korruptionsverdachts even a lifetime ban is required. The background is a payment of two million Swiss francs from the year 2011 by FIFA to Platini. Blatter had this as a late salary due to Platinis as a consultant in the years 1999 to 2002, explains. There should be an oral contract between the two.

So or so: For Platini was the sanction by the FIFA ethics Committee, the end of its ambitions on the FIFA Executive chair. The new Boss of the football world Federation is on the 26. February chosen – without Platini.

wa/rb (sid, dpa)