Michel Platini

Federico Bernardeschi confirmed today that he won’t take the Juventus number 10 shirt this season. Having worn that number at Fiorentina, it was rumoured that he could inherit the iconic…

Federico Bernardeschi explains why he won’t wear number 10 for Juventus - “I have to prove I deserve it”. The Italian international wore that number for Fiorentina, and with the…

Italy legend Roberto Baggio claims Ricardo Centurion is the closest thing to his heir and that the “bitterness” of his penalty miss in 1994 will never pass. Speaking to Corriere…

Michel Platini has lost an appeal against his four-year suspension from football for ethics violations. The former midfielder was President of UEFA, and a contender for the FIFA leadership before…

Former Milan player George Weah claims he has Juventus 'in his blood' and regrets never playing for them. The Liberian, who also played for Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and…

Former Inter midfielder Lothar Mattaus reveals 'Once you've been at Inter, you're a fan forever'. The 56-year-old also recounted stories of his former teammates from during his four-year spell with…

Milan and Italy legend Paolo Maldini admits the state of modern defending “bothers me”. Capable of playing at left-back and in the centre, the 48-year-old is one of the best…

Slovenian Federation President Aleksander Ceferin has been elected as the new President of UEFA. Michel Platini was banned from football activity, so a new chief had to be elected to…

Sepp Blatter appears today for the verdict on the appeal against his ban: 'I will accept it'. The former FIFA president has appealed to the Court of Arbitration of Sport…

Former UEFA President Michel Platini's ban from all football is upheld, although reduced from six to four years. The 60-year-old was involved in the corruption scandal that rocked football in…

It’s reported that FIFA’s Ethics Committee has dropped the charges against Michel Platini. The former UEFA President was charged over an alleged “disloyal payment” received from then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter.…

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have had their FIFA bans reduced for “services rendered to football”. The pair - head of FIFA and UEFA respectively - were suspended by the…

Disgraced UEFA President Michel Platini announced he is withdrawing from the race for FIFA President. “The timing is not good.” That is something of an understatement, as Platini was recently…

Michel Platini will appeal his eight-year FIFA ban, and is backed by UEFA. The head of European football’s governing body was today barred from all football-related activity for eight years…

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini have been banned from football for eight years after an ethics investigation. FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini…

Michel Platini has lost his appeal against a 90-day FIFA suspension, but the ban will not be extended. The UEFA President was banned over an alleged “disloyal payment” received from…

FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee has opened formal proceedings against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. The pair have been suspended by world football’s governing body over an alleged “disloyal payment” from…

Michel Platini will take his appeal against a FIFA ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, his lawyer confirms. The UEFA President has been suspended over an alleged “disloyal”…

Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter saw their appeal to overturn their 90-day ban rejected by the FIFA commission. The Frenchman was under investigation for accepting a payment of almost €2m…

Paul Pogba describes the “honour” of wearing the “very important” Juventus number 10 shirt. The midfielder took over the number in the summer from Carlos Tevez, with the shirt previously…