Police question ex-Uefa boss Platini over World Cup award to Qatar
Published on: June 18, 2019 12:41 (EAT)
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained and questioned by French police today over the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar, a French judicial source confirmed to Reuters.
The detention and questioning of the former French soccer star was first reported by French investigative website Mediapart and Le Monde newspaper.
Prosecutors are investigation suspected corruption and bribery in the process of awarding the 2022 World Cup to Gulf emirate of Qatar.
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