After being sanctioned and forced to leave the presidency of the UEFA, Michel Platini sacked in front of the Congress of 55 federations leaving clear that goes "in good conscience and go to be followed to legal battle to the end to clean my name, to show the falsity of the indictments that I have been object and by which have been sanctioned by the FIFA".
With his successor Aleksander Ceferin near after being chosen new president, the maximum mandator of the UEFA sauludó to all the presents in the room forgetting of the new president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantino, after the relation between both have worsened. "I want to appreciate to all those who have had the prowess to support me in the last times. I do not wish any bad to my enemies, to those who have wanted to hurt me.I love the football, this is the most important", explained.
To his time, the ex French footballer also spoke in his speech of the greatness of the football, that does not know borders and is "universal". In him it quoted to the cracks world-wide Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and also remembered of his idols, already died, Alfredo Gave Stéfano and Johan Cruyff, of which regretted that "they no longer are between us".
Finally, his farewell gave of the following way: "Adios and thank you by all the support that gave me, think that did the things well between all. That is the way that has to follow , the treat that it do not exist so much difference between big clubs , average and small and the same between the powerful federations and of less power. We have to attain 'democratise' the European and world-wide football, that all have possibility to participate actively, that the football was the more solidario possible".