While not condoning the statements accusing Spanish and Russian officials of a plan to bribe referees at this summer’s World Cup, UEFA president Michael Platini has offered some support to former England FA chairman Lord Triesman, a man he called a friend:
Michel Platini Offers Triesman Support
“I have a good friendship with Lord Triesman and I want to help him in his bad moment, for him as a person.
“I want to support my friend in this big problem. I think it is a bad thing that happened to him.”
Platini conceded, however, that England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup has been damaged, though not irrevocably so:
Asked if the bid had been damaged, Platini said: “Maybe yes, I think you need the people who vote on your side.
“But for the bid Geoff Thompson is a good guy, England is a great country and of course it can recover and survive this.”
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