Uefa president Michel Platini said he was optimistic of overturning his six-year ban from football, as he began his Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal.<\/p>\n
As he arrived at the hearing in Lausanne, the Frenchman said: “We’re at the beginning of the game, a new game, in the final. I hope the outcome will be good.”<\/p>\n
Platini and former Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter were last year barred from the sport after being found guilty of ethics breaches over a $2m (\u00a31.3m) “disloyal payment” between the pair.<\/p>\n
Both men, who deny wrongdoing, had the bans upheld but cut from eight years. Platini, 60, wants the verdict annulled.<\/p>\n
A decision could come early next week.<\/p>\n
The three-member Cas panel judges the former France player’s case afresh and has the option of imposing a life ban for corruption.<\/p>\n
Fifa’s ethics and appeal committees ruled there was “not sufficient evidence” to establish the payment was a bribe but said both men demonstrated an “abusive execution” of their positions.<\/p>\n
Blatter, 80, is likely to attend the hearing to give evidence about the Fifa payment he approved for Platini in 2011 as backdated, uncontracted salary.<\/p>\n
Blatter’s appeal against his six-year ban will be heard at a later date.<\/p>\n
Gianni Infantino has succeeded Blatter as Fifa president, while Uefa has named Angel Maria Villar as acting president.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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