FIFA: "This is neither the place nor the time to talk about the election" (Michel Platini)

"My way as head of UEFA is clear one way or the other: either I leave UEFA in six months, or I leave at the end of my term, in three and a half years," stated Michel Platini, the president of UEFA, at his return press conference at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 28/08/2015.

This annual event on the sidelines of the draw for the group phase of the Champions League (on 27/08/2015) and the Europa League (on 28/08/2015), is where Michel Platini made his first official remarks in 2015 since announcing his candidacy for the presidency of FIFA on 29/07/2015. The elective Congress will be held in Zurich (SUI) on 26/02/2016.

"This is a UEFA event. It's UEFA tournaments we have been talking about here in Monaco so it's not the right time to talk about FIFA. I have been a candidate for the FIFA presidency since July 27 and the elections are in six months' time so there is plenty of time to talk about that," said Michel Platini, who prefers to present the themes and initiatives of the UEFA 2015-16 season, with over 200 journalists from more than 50 countries attending the event:

• The new…