UEFA's Executive Committee and 54 national associations have pledged their support for
president Michel Platini and have called on FIFA to make a final
decision on the case involving the Frenchman "very rapidly".
The support, which was announced through a UEFA statement,UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said,
however, that there had been "different opinions" among UEFA's 54
member associations and he did not rule out another European candidate
entering the FIFA presidential race.
UEFA released a statement which read: “We support Michel Platini’s
right to a due process and a fair trial and to the opportunity to clear
his name.”
“We strongly call on all instances involved in the current process:
FIFA’s Ethics Committee, FIFA’s Appeal Committee and ultimately the
Court of Arbitration for Sport to work very rapidly to ensure that there
is a final decision on the merits of the case by, at the latest,
mid-November 2015.”
Speaking after the meeting Austrian federation president Leo Windtner
confirmed that UEFA's member federations were all in support of Platini
"We got a unified position of UEFA," Windtner said.
"All nations give all support to Mr. Platini.
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