Michel Platini detained over Qatar World Cup bid

Former Uefa boss subject of French investigation into alleged corruption related to Fifa’s decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Michel Platini outside the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 2015

Former Uefa president Michel Platini has been taken into custody as part of a French corruption investigation relating to the decision to award the 2022 football World Cup to Qatar.

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