Michel Platini
# michel-platini - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Holding the World Cup in Qatar during hot, hot summer is ‘impossible’ insists Michel Platini
The UEFA boss is advocating the old switcheroo.
# 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
‘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
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
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
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 …”













































