Michel Platini’s Appeal before the European Court of Human is Inadmissible

ECHR, 5 March 2020, no. 526/18, Michel Platini c/ Suisse

Date of the decision: 2020-03-05

On 5 March 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared that the appeal lodged by former UEFA President Mr Michel Platini was inadmissible.

ECHR, 5 March 2020, no. 526/18, Michel Platini c/ Suisse

Facts and Procedure

The applicant, Mr Michel Platini, former President of UEFA and Vice President of FIFA, was suspended from all football-related activities for four years and fined CHF 60,000 (approx. EUR 56,600) on 9 May 2016.

According to the FIFA-led investigation, Mr Platini...

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