Officially engaged UEFA not yet final of her ailing boss Michel Platini from and wants him in the greatest crisis even further in his candidacy for the office of FIFA President support. Behind the scenes, however, long been talked about a Plan B.
After heated debates about the future of the blocked UEFA President Michel Platini DFB boss Wolfgang Niersbach left without saying a word, the headquarters of the European Football Union in Nyon. The 54 member associations and the Executive Committee could indeed some by controversial discussion on a common position. What is the half life of the expressions of loyalty will be, will however only have yet.
“We support Michel Platini’s right to a fair trial and his right to clear his name,” it said in a thin, five-line statement , the general secretary Gianni Infantino UEFA leaving at the beginning of his nearly one-hour press conference.
Niersbach declined to comment on the other hand do not, the president of the German Football Association over a spokesperson sent word. Even Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in his capacity as chairman of the European Club Association ECA gave when leaving the federation building on Lake Geneva from initially a comment. And so remained at the end of the rainy Thursday afternoons despite ostentatiously put forward support for Platini some controversial questions open.
Platini was still a candidate for the office of FIFA President said Infantino. The UEFA members were agreed that the election of a successor to the World Association also blocked President Joseph Blatter “will not be moved” and more should take place in Zurich on 26 February 2016th Platini had filed in due time the necessary five supporters vote shortly before his suspension. To be eligible for election, but he still has an integrity check to survive.
This seems given the standing room in the allegations difficult to imagine. It is therefore still possible that some Europeans still on a replacement candidate for Platini around the FIFA executive meeting next Tuesday. “Whatever happens in the next few days, will be discussed,” Infantino said. “If someone else opens up, then we’ll see. It is now too early to say something about it. “
On Thursday handed Prince Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein his final application a. As the Jordanians was inferior to the end of May with a respectable result Blatter, he had held the European support. Should Platini now do not stand for the choice available, the name of the Dutchman Michael van Praag is now also called repeatedly. What the repeatedly mentioned as a candidate for the UEFA presidency Niersbach thought and how he behaved in the debates and positioned, he did not betray that day.
Platini was banned by the FIFA Ethics Committee for 90 days been, nevertheless, the UEFA appeals for the time being no interim president. The ethics guardians of the World Association and finally also possibly the International Sports Court of Arbitration would have to work “very quickly” and up to “mid-November” take a final decision on Platini, Infantino explained further.
The 60-year-old Frenchman had for Services Between January 1999 and June 2002 by the now also initially blocked Blatter received two million Swiss Francs until almost nine years later. 2011 supported the UEFA associations under the leadership of the Swiss Platini in the election campaign against the Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam, the Frenchman came not himself. From the Swiss Federal Prosecutor Platini is run as a “respondent”. His lawyer had “represented views of Mr. Platini” before the European bodies, Infantino, but could be due to the “ongoing process” not comment on content or wanted reported. “The main point was that we should have a fair trial and prejudge anyone.”
The fact that there were different opinions, Infantino not denied. But almost pathetic he added, “they all agreed about one thing:. All support Michel Platini as a person and for the work that he does as president of UEFA and for European football,” the only question is how long.
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