http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michel_PlatiniFind stories, videos, and photos about Michel Platini from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:32:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michel_Platini14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Michel Platini from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/09/24/fair.play/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/09/24/fair.play/index.htmlWe knew it was coming sooner or later. Michel Platini, president of UEFA, had said as much. And now we're one step closer, after UEFA approved what it calls the "concept" of "financial fair play."Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:59:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/03/26/wada.doping/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/03/26/wada.doping/index.htmlFIFA and UEFA did something this week that not only was right and just but also took a fair amount of guts. They stood up to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and rejected its out-of-competition drug-testing rules.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:29:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/02/18/platini.caps/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/02/18/platini.caps/index.htmlA little more than a week ago, I was invited to a roundtable chat with UEFA president Michel Platini. One phrase stood out: "We need to reintroduce the concept of morality in football. We have to permit everybody to have a chance to win."Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:37:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/02/13/salary.caps/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/02/13/salary.caps/index.htmlMichel Platini has been an eager advocate of the introduction of salary caps since his election as the president of UEFA. His idealism, as well as his power base among the smaller nations of Europe, makes him a natural supporter of a scheme that might reduce the power of the giant clubs of England, Italy and Spain, and allow many more teams a realistic chance of winning trophies.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:38:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/09/soccer.debt/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/09/soccer.debt/index.htmlPerhaps it was always going to take the meltdown of the financial markets to get the folks who run the game to take an interest in things like ownership and debt. Whatever the case may be, it's better late than never.Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/09/25/replay/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/09/25/replay/index.htmlEarlier this week, UEFA President Michel Platini and Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger got involved in a somewhat petty dispute over video replay and what Platini reportedly described as Wenger being a man "of business," whereas Platini is a man "of football."Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/30/van.basten/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gavin_hamilton/06/30/van.basten/index.htmlMarco van Basten came up short of his dream ending as Netherlands manager when Russia upset the Oranje in the quarterfinals of the 2008 European Championship. The former Dutch legend decided long before the Euros that this would be his last stint as national-team manager. I spoke with van Basten just before the tournament about what's next for him and Dutch soccer.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/05/22/gullit.galaxy/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/05/22/gullit.galaxy/index.htmlThere are more pounds around the middle and less hair up top these days as perhaps the most powerful yet graceful player ever produced in Europe slides toward his 46th birthday, his playing days long past and an oft-aborted coaching career in its fourth phase.Fri, 23 May 2008 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/24/olympictorch.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/24/olympictorch.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Olympic flame on Monday began its 34-day journey around the world ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games. Here are some facts about the centuries-old traditions behind the relay and its modern development.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:35:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gavin_hamilton/08/28/champs.league/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gavin_hamilton/08/28/champs.league/index.htmlThe draw for the group stage of the Champions League takes place on Thursday in Monte Carlo as the movers and shakers of European soccer congregate for their annual get-together, organized by governing body UEFA.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/08/08/beckenbauer.qa/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/08/08/beckenbauer.qa/index.htmlFormer German national-team hero Franz Beckenbauer is a World Cup winner both as a player (1974) and a coach (1990). During a 19-year professional career, he won nearly every title there is with Bayern Munich, the New York Cosmos and Hamburger SV. Now he has a new role with FIFA. The man known as "The Kaiser" talks to World Soccer's Gavin Hamilton.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/news/international/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/news/international/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmSoccer's World Cup starts Friday, and I will spend way too much time watching it on TV (with all the weekday games airing during East Coast working hours, this may cause problems). My son and I will even fly to Germany for a couple of games, and I could easily fill page after Web page with half-informed rantings about the Netherlands' inscrutably brilliant coach, England's dorky new star, and the USA's balding-but-spry goalie. But I won't.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/25/turkey.football/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/25/turkey.football/index.htmlTurkish police, assisted by British and Italian colleagues, are on high alert as fans flock to Istanbul for Wednesday night's Champions' League final between Liverpool and AC Milan.Wed, 25 May 2005 11:03:00 EDT