Football: Platini wants laws to combat fixing
Platini urged European countries to introduce tougher laws to curb match-fixing in a speech to the Council of Europe.
STRASBOURG: Uefa President Michel Platini urged European countries to introduce tougher laws to curb match-fixing in a speech to the Council of Europe. The former France captain, who has described match-fixing orchestrated by gambling rings as the biggest threat to the sport, said a few countries had introduced laws but others needed to follow suit. “European football is in danger and I believe I could even say that the whole of sport in Europe is in danger,” said Platini.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2011.
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