Michel Platini’s lawyer has confirmed that the former UEFA President is no longer in custody but hit out at fuss ‘being created about nothing’.
He later released a statement distancing himself from alleged corruption, and he has now been freed from custody.
Michel Platini’s lawyer has confirmed that the former UEFA President is no longer in custody but hit out at fuss ‘being created about nothing’.
He later released a statement distancing himself from alleged corruption, and he has now been freed from custody.
“He’s no longer in custody: a fuss has been created about nothing,” lawyer William Bourdon told France Football.
The 63-year-old added: “It went on for a long time but, given the number of questions, it couldn’t have been any other way.
“They asked me about Euro 2016, the World Cup in Russia, the one in Qatar, FIFA, but I answered everything calmly.”
The Frenchman is considered one of Juventus’ all-time greats, with 103 goals in 222 appearances for the Bianconeri, winning two Scudetti and a European Cup.
However, he was forced to step down from his role as UEFA chief in 2015 after he was banned from all football-related activities by the FIFA Ethics Committee.