Paris 2024 have named Olympic swimming gold medallists Laure Manaudou and brother Florent Manaudou as super ambassadors of the Olympic Torch Relay. 

Michel Platini, the French midfield maestro turned football administrator, once told me it would annoy him if one day football fans, when asked how their club had got on, replied by quoting the share price instead of the result of their last match.

Former UEFA President Michel Platini is believed to have filed a complaint with the French authorities after his computer was hacked as part of a spying operation, which has prompted Paris police cyber crime units to launch three separate investigations.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was interviewed for a second time today by Swiss authorities in a criminal case where he is accused of "incitement to abuse of authority, violation of official secrecy and obstruction of criminal action."

Former UEFA President Michel Platini, who played a key role in helping Qatar's campaign to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has not been invited by Doha to attend the tournament.

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has admitted that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake because it is "too small of a country" as the United States was the initial choice.

Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter may face another trial after the Public Ministry of the Swiss Confederation (MPC) appealed the acquittal of the duo.

Former FIFA and UEFA Presidents Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been cleared of criminal charges during their trial in Switzerland.

Former UEFA President Michel Platini has expressed disgust at his trial and claims he is battling "injustice" as he and former FIFA President Sepp Blatter plead their case against fraud allegations.

Former UEFA President Michel Platini has spoken of his confidence in the "justice of the Swiss court to restore the truth in its decision" as his lawyer called for his acquittal in the ongoing fraud trial.

The lawyer of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called for his client to be acquitted after being charged with sending a secret payment of CHF2 million (£1.6 million/$2 million/€1.9 million) to his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini in 2011.

FIFA has asked for more than CHF2.2 million (£1.8 million/$2.3 million/€2.2 million) in compensation for a payment made by former President Sepp Blatter to former UEFA President Michel Platini, which is the subject of an ongoing trial in the Swiss city of Bellinzona.

The Swiss prosecutor's office has called for former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and former UEFA President Michel Platini to be handed suspended jail sentences of one year and eight months in relation to a CHF2 million (£1.6 million/$2 million/€1.9 million) in 2011.

Former FIFA finance director Markus Kattner has testified that he believes a CHF2 million (£1.6 million/$2 million/€1.9 million) payment from Sepp Blatter to Michel Platini was legitimate.

Former FIFA finance director Markus Kattner is expected to testify tomorrow in the trial against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini.