Monsieur Platini's Remarks on EPL

Michael Platini, instead of concentrating on successfully organizing the Euro starting today, made some very biased and insufferable comments about the Premier League. He launched an attack last night on what he called the “cheats” of English football, whose debt-ridden clubs threaten to dominate the game.

The direct assault by the Uefa president on the eve of the European Championship finals in Switzerland and Austria had repercussions at a meeting of the 20 Barclays Premier League club chairmen and chief executives being held at a secret location in Leicestershire. Peter Kenyon, and David Gill, his counterpart at United, were said to be furious with Platini’s attack on their clubs and their owners.

The proposal by Richard Scudamore, the Premier League’s chief executive, about the 39th game seemed to have angered Blatter as well as Platini. The increasing power of English club football is one thing these men hope to end soon. These attacks on English clubs directly and indirectly, as well as imposing limit on foreign players all seem to be a part of this plan. Blatter is now trying to convince the European commission about the 6+5 rule, which is likely to diminish the high standards set by English club football.

Platini also takes a dig at England saying they deserve to be out of Euro since they can't finish in the top two in a group of six, rubbing salt to the injury.He went on to say that Champions League trophy was won by United on financial credit. He said he is concerned about clubs being bought by Americans. Th point about clubs having to reduce their debts is fair, but to insult the clubs directly for this is unacceptable, especially from someone like Platini.

I think he should be more concerned about countries like France buying players from former colonies offering them citizenship and money. I don't know why he feels only the Premier League teams spend money or is it that he hasn't heard about the exploits of Real, Barcelona and Bayern. A person so biased at the top of European football hierarchy is an embarrassment to the footballing world. Pathetic!