Day -764. WorldCup2018
They haven't been mentioned for while because they may be irrelevant in
the football world now. But Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were in the
news in the last 2 days. Blatter announced that he we won't go to
France during the European Championships because he fears arrest and
extradition to the United States. "France and the US are close," he
said. So I guess it's feet up in front of the TV for Sepp. Maybe it's
just an excuse because, seeing as he is
banned from all football activities (including all official suites and
seats at the stadiums) he didn't want to suffer the embarrassment of
sitting in the common VIP seats. Have a good one, Sepp! Hope Switzerland
can make you proud.
And Platini, in day old news, has had his 6
year ban reduced to 4 years. Seeing as it wasn't overturned, as he
wished for and expected, he has stepped down as UEFA president. Who knew
he was still President? So is Platini's football life really over. From
star player, admired by many to the master administrator who oversaw
the incredible wealth of European football, to the now disgraced former
star player and UEFA President. Football will never be without too much
money and all the pitfalls that come with all that money. It will never
be clean. But as much as Platini may be seen as the guy who got caught,
he did deserve what he got.
But as the BBC put it, better than I can, he could indeed have been king....
http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/36252989
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