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Michel Platini

# michel-platini - Thursday 21 March, 2013

# michel-platini - Tuesday 5 February, 2013

‘MichelInGuides.com’ is the best Michel Platini website you’ll see today

Although, let’s be fair, the competition wasn’t exactly fierce.

# michel-platini - Friday 25 January, 2013

UEFA confirm multi-city structure for Euro 2020

Dublin is strongly rumoured to be one of the cities that will be involved in the project.

# michel-platini - Tuesday 11 December, 2012

Platini stands firm against goal-line technology

Two systems will be trialled at the Club World Cup this week, but Michel Platini still thinks it’s a big waste of money.

# michel-platini - Friday 7 December, 2012

All options open for Euro 2020 – UEFA’s Platini

The FA, meanwhile, have registered their interest early in staging the semi-finals and finals at London’s Wembley stadium.

Opinion: why goal-line technology isn’t good enough in this day and age

More drastic steps need to be taken in order to make officials’ lives easier, writes Paul Fennessy.

FAI welcomes UEFA’s 2020 vision

The FAI has backed plans for a continent-wide European Championships in 2020, which could open up the possibility of a match in Ireland.

# michel-platini - Thursday 6 December, 2012

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‘You managed to break the Euros’: 17 people who hate UEFA’s 2020 plan

…and five who don’t really mind the idea of multi-city hosts.

Euro 2020 will take place across Europe – UEFA

It’s the end of the world as we know it — for the 2020 tournament anyway.

# michel-platini - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Platini and UEFA leaning towards multi-city Euro 2020

A decision on the 2020 tournament will be taken on Thursday.

# michel-platini - Tuesday 27 November, 2012

UEFA consider scrapping Europa League – Platini

The organisation are considering the possibility of extending the final phase of the Champions League from 32 to 64 teams

# michel-platini - Wednesday 26 September, 2012

Qatar not opposed to hosting winter World Cup

Hosting the competition in November would mean the club seasons would have to be postponed for over a month.

# michel-platini - Tuesday 25 September, 2012

Platini keen to stage winter World Cup in Qatar

“Did you see in South Africa? It was freezing and nobody could go anywhere to a fan club or anything,” says the Uefa chief.

# michel-platini - Monday 24 September, 2012

FA push for Wembley as Euro 2020 final host

UEFA president Michel Platini has previously suggested the tournament could be staged in multiple different countries in the continent in eight years’ time.

# michel-platini - Sunday 2 September, 2012

Platini: We will kick over-spending teams out of Europe

The UEFA president had a strong message for any team failing to stick to the new Financial Fair Play rules.

# michel-platini - Wednesday 20 June, 2012

Platini wants a Germany-Spain final

The 2008 finalists won their respective groups to progress to the quarter-finals and Platini would like to see the two countries go all the way.

# michel-platini - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

Prandelli thanks Michel Platini for Italy’s first goal against Ireland

The Italy coach says Antonio Cassano’s opener may not have been awarded without a fifth official.

# michel-platini - Monday 18 June, 2012

Platini furious over Croatia racism charge

Meanwhile, Slaven Bilic has called for lifetime bans for those found guilty of racist chanting.

# michel-platini - Thursday 7 June, 2012

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Legends of yore: here’s our European Championships Best XI

We’ve picked what we consider to be the greatest eleven players to ever grace the tournament. Do you agree?

# michel-platini - Sunday 3 June, 2012

Spain, Germany have that bit extra, says Platini

“One shouldn’t forget that Greece won in 2004,” the UEFA president added however, ahead of Friday’s big kick-off.

# michel-platini - Thursday 24 May, 2012

Platini: Spurs should have finished third if they wanted Champions League football

UEFA boss doesn’t believe the London club have been treated unfairly.

# michel-platini - Sunday 22 April, 2012

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47 days to Euro 2012: Michel Platini’s nine-goal binge

In 1984, it took the current UEFA President all of five matches to set the tournament’s all-time scoring record. Two weeks well spent.

Platini delivers Champions League trophy to Munich… but kinda fancies Real

The famous old trophy is now safely in the Bavarian capital. But will it stay there for the year?

# michel-platini - Friday 13 April, 2012

Sure thing, Michel: Platini wants Poland to replace all of their Euro 2012 pitches

The pitches in Poznan and Gdansk, where Ireland will play their Group C games, are among those which UEFA wants relaid.

# michel-platini - Friday 9 December, 2011

Platini hits back at Fergie after Europa League slur

UEFA president Michel Platini has slammed Alex Ferguson over his criticism of the Europa League.

# michel-platini - Friday 16 September, 2011

Man City branded ‘money wasters’ by Napoli President

Outspoken Aurelio De Laurentiis wants UEFA to enforce new financial regulations sooner rather than later.

# michel-platini - Friday 11 February, 2011

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The Magnificent Seven: Gallic stars

As the Irish rugby team prepare to welcome Les Bleus to the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon, this week’s column takes a look at seven of France’s sporting greats. “Allons enfants de la Patrie …”