FIFA president Gianni Infantino opened a meeting of the football body’s new council in Mexico on Monday, as UEFA chief Michel Platini’s resignation following a sport ban cast a shadow over the event.
Infantino, who was Platini’s number two at the European football organization before taking over FIFA in February, lamented his former mentor’s downfall.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) maintained Platini’s ban, though it reduced it from six to four years, saying the penalty initially imposed by FIFA’s ethics committee was “too severe.”
