Platini’s UEFA election causes concern

MICHEL PLATINI’S election as the new president of UEFA has naturally caused some surprise, not to say apprehension, around Europe.

It’s not only Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson who are opposed to Platini’s idea of changing the balance of the Champions League to favour smaller countries by the ending the right of the “big four” — England, Spain, Italy and Germany — to four places.

There’s also the concern that Platini’s candidacy was energetically backed by FIFA President Sepp Blatter.