Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Platini says he has done nothing wrong in UEFA farewell speech (Reuters)

Former UEFA President Michel Platini waves after his speech before the election of the new UEFA President in Athens, Greece September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

By Brian Homewood ATHENS (Reuters) - Disgraced former UEFA president Michel Platini insisted he had done nothing wrong and said his conscience was clear as he gave a farewell speech to European soccer's governing body at their extraordinary Congress on Wednesday. Despite Platini's ban, FIFA's ethics committee said an exception had been made for the event as a "gesture of humanity." "It's very emotional for me to be here but I'm also delighted to be here because this will be my last speech to a UEFA Congress," Platini began.


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