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Former UEFA president Michel Platini arrested
https://www.dw.com/en/former-uefa-president-michel-platini-arrested/a-49243954Former UEFA president Michel Platini arrested
Date 18.06.2019
Judicial sources in France have confirmed that Platini, a three-time Ballon d'Or winner and former president of European football's governing body, UEFA, has been taken in custody.
The former France international captain was detained by French police on Tuesday and taken into the Anti-Corruption Office of the Judicial Police in Paris.
The 63-year-old's arrest is in connection with an investigation into corruption surrounding how the hosting rights of the 2022 FIFA World Cup were awarded to the Gulf state of Qatar in 2010. Of the 24 FIFA executive members who voted for the decision, including Platini, 16 have resigned, been suspended or are under surveillance.
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