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Platini receives 4 more years as UEFA president
French UEFA president Michel Platini speaks during a press conference yesterday<br />in Paris as part of the 35th edition of the UEFA convention. (Photo: AFP)
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March 22, 2011

Platini receives 4 more years as UEFA president

PARIS, France (AP) — Michel Platini was re-elected UEFA president unopposed yesterday in the presence of Sepp Blatter and Mohamed bin Hammam, who hope to draw on the Frenchman’s popularity to sway their FIFA presidency race.

After the UEFA Congress gave Platini a second four-year term heading up European football’s governing body, he received a one-minute standing ovation.

“I thought I was young enough not to have emotions, but it’s not possible,” Platini said, his voice breaking.

“The difference this time, is I had a feeling I would win,” he joked, having defeated Swedish incumbent Lennart Johansson in 2007.

FIFA President Blatter and his challenger bin Hammam watched in the opulent Grand Palais as Platini earned a second mandate by popular demand from Europe’s 53 footballing nations.

Bin Hamman said this week he’s prepared to strike a deal with Platini to oust Blatter. Blatter, the president since 1998, said yesterday his next term will be his last if he’s re-elected in June.

Platini’s ovation reflected contentment among members of UEFA who will share almost euro500 million ($710 million) in UEFA grants from 2012-16. UEFA announced expected revenues of euro2.32 billion ($3.3 billion) next year, with the four-yearly European Championship being played in Poland and Ukraine.

The UEFA president’s achievements in his first term in office include opening up its marquee national team event and Champions League competition to more mid-ranking teams. Euro 2016, which was awarded to his native France last year, will be the first with 24 teams instead of 16.

Platini also restructured the Champions League qualifying rounds to ensure more teams from smaller countries would reach the lucrative group stage.

“I hope I have shown you my ability to assume these responsibilities,” Platini said in an earlier speech to delegates. “All the while keeping UEFA’s good name where it belongs, close to my heart.”

Platini has also driven through “financial fair play” rules to curb clubs’ spending on buying and paying players. He has described as “cheating” if clubs spend beyond their means chasing success, often threatening their survival.

“This project should enable us to prevent some of our most time-honoured clubs from going under because of risky management by an irresponsible few,” he told delegates.

Platini outlined his manifesto for action through 2015, when the former France captain and coach is expected to be a strong candidate for the FIFA presidency.

He pledged to step up efforts tackling the “scourges” of violence in stadiums and match-fixing linked to betting rings.

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