French former football player and former UEFA head Michel Platini (center) arrives for the funeral ceremony of former Montpellier President Louis Nicollin, on July 4, at the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Montpellier. French industrialist Louis Nicollin, the iconic president of Montpellier and the Ligue 1 side’s founding father, died on June 29 as he celebrated his 74th birthday.
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GENEVA: Switzerland’s highest court has rejected former UEFA chief Michel Platini’s appeal against a four-year suspension from football, ending his efforts to overturn the penalty, his lawyer said Thursday (Friday in Manila).