In UEFA have already received the resignation of Platini

European Football Association (UEFA) has received the written resignation of Michel Platini as president, said in a press release from Nyon.

Today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced punishment Platini from 6 to 4 years deprivation of the right to participate in the management of football processes and reduced its fine from 80,000 Swiss francs to 60,000.


UEFA has adopted the decision of CAS to terminate the football activities of Michel Platini in four years. We also received the application and Platini of his intention to leave the post of president of UEFA, said a press release of the European Football Association.

"The UEFA Executive Committee will meet on 18 May morning in Basel to discuss the next steps of our work, including planned any subsequent presidential elections. Clarification, in that situation, acting president of UEFA will be appointed. "

On 9th January this year the Ethics Committee of FIFA has publicly announced its decision on 21 December, saying that Platini, the SER Blater- now former president of FIFA, are deprived of the right to pursue activities in football for 8 years each. Subsequently, the Appeal Committee of FIFA has reduced the penalties on those two heads of six years.

As you know, the reason for the penalties were the transfer of 2 million Swiss francs from the expense of FIFA to Platini in 2011 year, explained not very convincingly that it comes to payment of consulting fees retroactively.