Platini elected UEFA president

Michel Platini has won the race to become the next UEFA president after a stunning election victory over Lennart Johansson.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2007 - 11:51

Michel Platini has won the race to become the next UEFA president after a stunning election victory over Lennart Johansson.

The 51-year-old Frenchman becomes the most powerful man in European football after he was elected at the UEFA Congress here in Dusseldorf by 27 votes to 23.

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