UEFA Backs Michel Platini After FIFA Ethics Suspension
- Soccer body says Platini is a FIFA presidential candidate
- UEFA `convinced' there will be resolution by mid-November
Joseph Blatter, left, talks to UEFA president Michel Platini during the 64th FIFA congress on June 11, 2014 in Sao Paulo.
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UEFA President Michel Platini won the backing of European soccer’s governing body to keep his job amid allegations of corruption that have ripped the sport apart.