Ex-UEFA President Michel Platini has been taken into custody in a corruption probe over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar
The ex-boss of Europe's soccer governing body had been serving a four-year ban from the sport since 2015, over a $2 million payment he received from FIFA.He has been brought in for questioning but has not been arrested or charged with a crime, the spokesperson said.
Qatar denies claims it ran secret 'black operation' to secure 2022 World Cup Whispers of foul play over the decision have been heard ever since the country was appointed hosts in 2010, and such allegations have been made more openly after the US Justice Department brought racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering charges against several senior figures within FIFA in 2015.
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