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Platini detained over investigation into 2022 World Cup

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been detained for questioning by French police over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Platini detained over investigation into 2022 World Cup

Tue, 18 Jun, 2019 - 11:01

Digital Desk staff

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been detained for questioning by French police over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

France’s financial prosecutor’s office confirmed to Press Association Sport that 63-year-old Platini had been detained.

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Courts Soccer World Cup Place: Qatar Place: Paris Place: Gulf Place: Australia Place: Japan Place: South Korea Place: United States Place: Elysee Palace Place: Doha Place: France Place: Italy Person: Platini Person: Michel Platini Person: Sepp Blatter Person: Blatter Person: Platini.Person: Sophie Dion Person: president Person: Nicolas Sarkozy Person: Claude Gueant Person: Sarkozy Person: Emir of Qatar Person: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Person: Minister Person: Sheikh Hamad Ben Jassim Person: Nasser Al-Khelaifi Person: Al-Khelaifi Event: 2022 World Cup Event: Qatar World Cup Event: 1984 European Championship Organisation: UEFA Organisation: Press Association Sport Organisation: Parquet National Financier Organisation: Qatar Organisation: FIFA Organisation: rsquo Organisation: Court of Arbitration for Sport Organisation: Paris St Germain Organisation: beIN SPORTS Organisation: PSG Organisation: France Organisation: St Etienne Organisation: Juventus Organisation: Press Association

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