Ex-UEFA President Michel Platini taken into custody over 2022 Qatar World Cup corruption allegations

Get the Full StoryDisgraced former UEFA President Michel Platini has been taken into custody as part of a corruption investigation over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, the French financial prosecutor's spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday.

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