Michel Platini
Michel Platini has lambasted the use of VAR in football, brandishing the technology as “rubbish”.
The former UEFA president has served his four-year ban from football, dished out after he received a ‘disloyal’ payment from Sepp Blatter.
Now, in promoting his new book The King Is Naked on Italian TV show Che tempo che fa, Platini admitted his long-term dislike of video assistant referees hasn’t changed.
“You need half an hour to explain why it won’t solve anything,” Platini said.
“I’m against VAR, I think it’s rubbish and we’ll unfortunately never come back from it.”
The former Juventus player, who won the Ballon d’Or three times in the mid-1980s, also confirmed that he is interested in returning to a role in the game.
“At 64, I’ve got time for one last adventure, but I can’t make a mistake,” Platini admitted.
“I really have to think about it. After being acquitted by a Swiss court, I now have the opportunity to explain how things went down.”