Ex-footballer Michel Platini - who was UEFA president for nine years and backed Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018 - wants Vladimir Putin to end Russia's invasion of UkraineFormer UEFA president Michel Platini has urged Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine. But FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who accepted the Order of Friendship from Putin in 2019, is yet to break his silence on the conflict. And Platini hopes he can persuade Putin to end Russia's involvement in the bloody conflict following his public appeal. Platini's words may have an impact on Putin, as the former UEFA president supported Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018. "In Qatar, and Russia, I opted for two countries that have never hosted a World Cup.

Source: Express March 03, 2022 05:21 UTC