UEFA: "The Executive Committee expressed its full confidence in UEFA president Michel Platini"

"The UEFA Executive Committee expressed its full confidence in UEFA president, Michel Platini, and stands fully behind him," announced the European football confederation, in a statement issued in the late afternoon on 08/10/2015.

Michel Platini, UEFA president, was suspended for a period of 90 days from any football related activity at national and international level by the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, on 08/10/2015. This sanction took effect immediately.

"An emergency meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee will be convened in Nyon on Thursday 15/10/2015; in addition, all 54 member associations of UEFA will meet at UEFA headquarters on the same day," announced UEFA, on 08/10/2015.

"Emergency Meeting of the Executive Committee on 15/10/2015" (UEFA press release on 08/10/2015)

• An emergency meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee will…