November 23, 2013
Platini-mad Cypriot legally takes Frenchman’s name
MOSFILOTI, Cyprus (AP) — It would be an understatement to call Philippos Stavrou a fan of former France great and UEFA President Michel Platini.
The 52-year-old Cypriot has legally changed his name to Philippos Stavrou Platini — with his parents’ blessing — and runs “The Temple of Michel Platini” in Mosfiloti.
The museum dedicated to the Frenchman holds 21,137 pieces of memorabilia, including the two-piece suit that Platini has for years worn as UEFA chief, frayed and faded soccer jerseys, shorts, balls, caps and even a Platini candle.
And now Philippos is hoping the museum, which doubles as a taverna in the evenings, is named among Guinness World Records as the “largest sporting memorabilia collection”.
