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2007-02-16 13:14:00
UEFA PRESIDENT MICHELLE PLATINI TO VISIT GEORGIA ON MARCH 7-8
Legendary French football player Michele Platini recently elected a new
President of the UEFA will pay his working visit to Georgia on March 7-
8.
The Football Federation of Georgia actively backed the candidacy of
Platini on the position of the UEFA President. Georgia was the first
state among the UEFA member states that officially announced its
support to Platini on the position of the UEFA President.
Platini prevailed over Lennart Johansson, the UEFA former President by
4 votes. Michele Platini was elected on the mentioned position at the
31st Congress of the UEFA in Dusseldorf in late January by 27 votes.
The imminent visit of Michele Platini to Georgia isn’t the first one.
In March of 2005 being member of the UEFA and FIFA Executive Board, he
arrived in Tbilisi, had a look at House of Georgian Football and the
training base of Tbilisi Dynamo FC. He also attended the selection
tournament for the World Championship of 2006 between the national
football teams of Georgia and Greece.