Platini appeal against six year ban heard at CAS

UEFA President Michel Platini arrives for a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in an appeal against FIFA's ethics committee's ban, in Lausanne, Switzerland April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

LAUSANNE (Reuters) - Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini said he was more optimistic of having his six-year ban from football overturned after his appeal hearing at sport's highest tribunal on Friday, with a decision due within 10 days.

However, the Frenchman, one of the finest players of his generation and also a former coach of his country's national side, said he recognised that his long, illustrious career in the game would be over if the decision went against him.