The look remains sparkling.
And even if the weight of years and turpitude is felt, Michel Platini remains equal to himself.
Accessible, human, teasing.
The mythical number 10 who won France in the 1980s signed a successful conversion by becoming president of European football (UEFA) before being suspended for four years by the international federation (Fifa) for a payment of money allegedly “ disloyal" while he coveted the presidency.
Cleared belatedly by the Swiss justice system, he delivers his version of the facts and retraces his astonishing itinerary in a book,
Entre nous
(Éditions de l'Observatoire).
He confides for a long time, and with passion, to
Le Figaro.
LE FIGARO.
- What is your reaction after the opening of a judicial investigation into the conditions for awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar?
Michael PLATINI.
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We all know what they're looking for, and I still don't understand what I'm doing in this.
Since I went to tell my president...
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