The UEFA president has expressed his praise to the hosts for the trouble-free exhibition of European football, and has stated that the bar has been set very high for Euro 2016 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 and Poland, and has stated that the negative stigmas regarding the two countries have been proven wrong.
The build-up to start of the Euros in the Scandinavian countries was clouded by doubts surrounding the preparations for the tournament, along with concerns regarding the prevalent fan violence.
However, the championship went pretty smoothly, and apart from incidence of clash between Russian and Polish fans as well as a few reported incidences of racial abuse, there has been little to attract controversy.
Platini expressed his feeling of satisfaction at the fine organisation of Euro 2012 under uncertain circumstances, and insisted that he feels pride as the close of the gala draws nearer.
The UEFA President was all praise for Ukraine and Poland and hailed the co-hosts’ endeavour towards organising a great tournament, despite the negative notions surrounding them.
The former Juventus player went on to laud the organizers of Euro 2012, and wished his best to France for the preparation of the next edition of Euros to be held in 2016.
While talking to a press conference in Kiev, the 57-year-old said:
"The overwhelming feeling I have today is pride. Pride for Poland and Ukraine, so often decried but who proved they were up to the task by putting on such a great tournament. And pride for the people of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Good-Luck-c39444, France (hosts of the European Championship in 2016), because the bar has been set very high."
Platini went on to express his satisfaction for the five-man refereeing system, and insisted that the mechanism will continue in the future.
The UEFA chief stated that while he regrets the high-profile blunder in Ukraine's 1-0 loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, the system has been tested in over 1000 games without an error.
Rule-makers the International FA Board (IFAB) are set to decide on the use of goal-line technology, and the executive reiterated his opposition to the idea.
Platini stressed that he is disparate to the introduction of technology to such an extent that it starts deciding the fate of the matches.
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