Michel Platini's fall from grace: Ballon d'Or to ousted UEFA president
AS English looks back on some of the key dates in the career of former UEFA president Michel Platini, whose appeal against an international ban failed on Monday.
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1972
Platini starts his football career in his home country with Nancy, going on to also play for Saint-Etienne and Juventus.
1984
The attacking midfielder leads France the European Championship title, and also wins his second of three consecutive Ballon d'Or awards.
1984
The attacking midfielder leads France the European Championship title, and also wins his second of three consecutive Ballon d'Or awards.
1992
He resigns as coach of the France national team after his side bow out in the first round of the Euros, ending a four-year spell in charge.
1998
Platini turns himself into an accomplished football administrator and politician. He is joint head of the organising committee for the World Cup held in France and won by the hosts.
1998
Platini turns himself into an accomplished football administrator and politician. He is joint head of the organising committee for the World Cup held in France and won by the hosts.
2007
He becomes UEFA president, a role he would keep for more than eight years. The picture shows him during the trophy presentation at the 2008 European Championship.
2015
Platini is given an eight-year ban from all footballing activity by FIFA, later reduced to six years, for a 'conflict of interest' over a suspect two million Swiss franc ($2 million) payment authorised by former FIFA leader Sepp Blatter.
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