UEFA statement after meeting to discuss Platini case

Published Oct. 15, 2015 1:02 p.m. ET

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NYON, Switzerland (AP) Statement from UEFA after emergency meeting to discuss UEFA President Michel Platini's case:

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UEFA's Executive Committee and UEFA's 54 national association met today at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The discussions centred on a variety of issues relating to UEFA President Michel Platini. At the end of the meetings, the following statement was agreed:

''We support Michel Platini's right to a due process and a fair trial and to the opportunity to clear his name.''

''We strongly call on all instances involved in the current process: FIFA's Ethics Committee, FIFA's Appeal Committee and ultimately the Court of Arbitration for Sport to work very rapidly to ensure that there is a final decision on the merits of the case by, at the latest, mid-November 2015.''