Michel Platini, the banned former Uefa president and France football legend, has been detained in connection with a criminal investigation into alleged corruption relating to Fifa’s decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, French justice sources have confirmed. The statement said Platini had also been questioned about Uefa’s award, by a single vote, of the 2016 European Championship to France. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A general view shows the judiciary police offices in Nanterre, where Michel Platini is detained. Platini has said he understood Sarkozy wanted him to wield his Uefa vote for Qatar but denied that he was influenced. A fortnight ago in Paris before the Fifa congress, Platini told the Guardian that he had made his mind up to vote for Qatar before the lunch.

Source: The Guardian June 18, 2019 09:21 UTC