Michel Platini to speak at UEFA congress despite four-year football ban

On the agenda at the Congress is the election of Platini's successor as UEFA president.

Michel Platini has been given permission by FIFA's ethics committee to address the UEFA Congress in Athens this week despite his four-year ban from all football-related activity.

UEFA requested that Platini be allowed to speak at the Congress on Wednesday and has now announced that the request has been granted, a decision which it welcomes.