LAUSANNE (Reuters) - Suspended European football boss Michel Platini will resign as head of governing body UEFA after losing a top level appeal against a ban for ethics violations, but he will continue to fight to clear his name.
One of the finest players of his generation who went on to become a powerful sporting official, Frenchman Platini was suspended after his dealings with fallen world football chief Sepp Blatter dragged him into the scandal which engulfed the sport's global governing body FIFA.
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