Ex-UEFA boss Michel Platini freed after questioning over 2022 World Cup
19 June 2019 |
10:19 am
Michel Platini has been released from custody after being questioned over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar. The ex-UEFA president was one of the members who voted for the decision.
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