This is called dotting the i’s. This Monday, Michel Platini was as usual cash and without language of wood. In Rothen ignites on RMC, the former number 10 of the Blues did not go through four paths: “We will clarify things. I made a statement in July when I was cleared of my business in Switzerland. I said that I will no longer return to football institutions. Final point, I will not return to the institutions of football. It seems to me that the French Federation is part of the football authorities. So I will not return to football, nor to the French Federation”.
Michel Platini is therefore not a candidate to one day take over from Noël Le Graët who has just resigned. He says it clearly: “No one will come looking for me. Nobody comes to get you, the power is taken or it is not taken. I have no will to take it. I have given enough. I was vice-president of the French Federation 30 years ago, I did everything. It’s okay, that’s enough and that’s good. »
The triple Ballon d’Or also returned to his recent meeting with Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the Minister of Sports, on February 10. “It was an appointment scheduled four or five months in advance to talk a little about the authorities of international football and that I explain to him a little how it was going. There were all these events that happened and then well… of course it was in the press but we didn’t talk about it (Editor’s note: the position of president of the FFF). »
On the other hand, Michel Platini is not completely closed to a return to football: “My story may not be over. Maybe there are other things to do in football, I don’t know. I said last time that if there was an opportunity or something I liked I would do it. But not today. President of this does not interest me at all. If an opportunity for something pleases me… I was vice-president of Nancy, I was vice-president of the FFF, I was president of UEFA, I was vice-president of Fifa , I have already done all these things. If there is a new adventure to be had… Not a club coach, no. Real Madrid made me golden offers, at the time of the France team, for me to coach Real Madrid and I refused. Today I like the life I lead enormously, I don’t need to come back. Why should I come back to football? »
The former UEFA boss also gave his opinion on Noël Le Graët. “I have never been a big fan of Noël Le Graët, but I think he will go down in the history of French football as a very good president and someone who has done good for football,” Platini said. Especially when he was at the League, at Guingamp or at the FFF. It’s been a bit off the rails in recent years, but otherwise he has done remarkable things for French football. So don’t forget everything. »
Michel Platini also returned to France’s journey in the World Cup: “France was not good and was really very bad. Argentina were pretty good and that changed everything in two minutes. Once Argentina went down physically around the 80th minute, France took over and in the end they must or can win. “And to clarify:” Did we deserve to beat England? Were we better than Morocco? Were we good in the final? It wasn’t easy. But hey, here it is… It was a great World Cup but did France deserve to win? Not necessarily. Now we have been very efficient. »
The former number 10 also mentioned Zinedine Zidane as a possible Brazil coach. “Ah yes, I would have liked that. Because a French coach who coaches the country of football, it would have been wonderful. I would have taken a trip to Brazil to see him train, at the Maracana and everything. It would have made me happy. »