Platini to stand for FIFA president - UEFA
The announcement ends weeks of speculation over whether the 60-year-old Frenchman.
PARIS (AFP) - UEFA boss Michel Platini is to stand as a candidate for the presidency of world football s governing body, FIFA, UEFA announced on Wednesday.
The announcement ends weeks of speculation over whether the 60-year-old Frenchman would stand in the election to find a successor to the beleaguered Sepp Blatter on February 26 next year.
Blatter announced his resignation shortly after being re-elected as president in June with scandal-hit FIFA s reputation in tatters.