“Today, I have the sense of being a knight from the Middle Ages, in front of a castle. I am trying to get in to bring football back, but instead I’m having boiling oil poured on my
head.”
-- UEFA president
Michel Platini, who is suspended from campaigning for the FIFA presidency -- indeed, from all soccer activities --
by FIFA's ethics committee but is appealing the ban for his part in a $2 million payment from FIFA. (
Daily Telegraph)