Platini To Run For Second Term At Uefa
UEFA president Michel Platini has confirmed that he will stand for a second term in office when his current spell ends next year.
Platini succeeded Lennart Johansson in 2007 and the 54-year-old Frenchman is widely expected to be unopposed when the decision is made in Paris in May 2011.
‘There is more work to do, so I am happy to announce to you that I am a candidate for re-election to the presidency of Uefa,’ said Platini.
Platini received a standing ovation from the floor after making his announcement and went on to say: ‘Many people have asked me, will I stay at UEFA, will I go to FIFA, will I go to Juventus, will I be a senator, or become a Member of Parliament. (But) I am a happy man, I have done many things, and there are great things to do ahead, and I said to myself I will be a candidate again.’
