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French police arrest former UEFA president Michel Platini

Hafeestonova — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:37:31 +0000

The former president of UEFA, Michel Platini has been arrested by French police as part of an investigation into alleged corruption relating to the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup.

He was taken into custody in Nanterre, Paris, on Tuesday morning. Platini is currently serving a four-year ban from football after he was found guilty of receiving a disloyal payment from ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Qatar controversially won the rights to host the 2022 World Cup nearly a decade ago, in December 2010.

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Gianni Infantino re elected as FIFA president

Hafeestonova — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:29:02 +0000

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as FIFA president by acclamation at the Congress of world football’s governing body in Paris.

The 49 year-old took charge of FIFA in February 2016 after the departure of Sepp Blatter and he was unopposed for a new four-year term which will run until 2023.

Earlier, Infantino had insisted that FIFA had been transformed into an organisation “synonymous with credibility” as he addressed representatives of the 211 member federations, before the Women’s World Cup begins in the French capital on Friday.

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