UEFA Calls September Vote to Replace Banned Michel Platini

UEFA will elect a president in September to replace Michel Platini, who was banned by FIFA for accepting a $2 million payment approved by Sepp Blatter.   Several UEFA executive committee members, including Wolfgang Niersbach and Allan Hansen, say the 55 national federations will vote at a Sept. 13-14 meeting in Athens, Greece.   The new president will complete Platini's term, which runs through March 2019, and become a FIFA vice president. Officials interested in...

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