Platini stresses Liverpool innocent as UEFA hunt matchfixers

MICHEL PLATINI yesterday confirmed Liverpool’s 8-0 thrashing of Besiktas in the Champions League is not part of UEFA’s investigation into matchfixing allegations.

The UEFA president admitted that online betting is becoming a major threat to the game and revealed he personally met with European police and politicians to assist with “protecting the game”.

Speaking in Dublin at the official launch of the FAI’s new headquarters at the National Sports Campus, Platini expressed his concern at the vast sums of money bet on European games.