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The head of European football's governing body Michel Platini has spent Tuesday at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, aiming to have his 90-day ban temporarily suspended. Platini was banned from all football activity in October while corruption claims are investigated. So what are the implications for world football? With more here's the BBC sports news correspondent Richard Conway.
"What we've got is a situation where Michel Platini could overturn this ban, and could return to seize the FIFA crown. This is what is at stake for Michel Platini right now. If he loses, one of the greatest players of all time, and a man who went on to be a leading administrator, the one with the sports big figures could face an ignominious end to his career, ended in disgrace. So it's all at stake here. The timeline is such a... We'll hear from CAS by the end of this week, possibly by Friday. But then of course before Christmas, around December the 21st we're expecting a final verdict. On the full hearing, questions of a lifetime ban will be answered around about the 21st we think. In the background of all this, Michel Platini wants to be a candidate in that presidential election in February. He is fighting to stay in that, so it'll go to the wire." |
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