Former head of European football association UEFA Michel Platini and his lawyer William Bourdon speak with the media after leaving a judicial police station where Platini was detained for questioning over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, in Nanterre, France June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - Michel Platini, the former head of European soccer association UEFA, was released in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament to Qatar.
Platini's lawyer, William Bourdon, said his client was innocent of all charges and that he had been questioned on "technical grounds."
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