Platini

British

/ platini /

noun

Michel. born 1955, French footballer, manager, and administrator; scored 41 goals in 72 games for France (1976–87); manager of France (1988–92); president of UEFA from 2007; European Footballer of the Year (1983–85)

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Perennial rival Cristiano Ronaldo is second with five titles, while Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten won three each.

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Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and French football legend Michel Platini are back in court in Switzerland to face accusations of fraud.

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Both men denied wrongdoing and said the transfer was belated payment for Fifa advisory work by Platini, who formerly led European football's governing body Uefa.

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A lawyer for Platini, 69, said the lower court that acquitted the pair in 2022 had been "right to find that the disputed payment of 2m francs was lawful".

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Platini had an illustrious playing career and is a three-time winner of the Ballon d'Or - Europe's highest individual football award.

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