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Suspended Michel Plattini turns to human rights court for appeal

Former UEFA President Michel Plattini [Photo: Courtesy]

Disgraced former France star Michel Platini has appealed against his suspension from football for corruption to the European Court of Human Rights.

"It's a fight for rights against an injustice and if, above and beyond me, this can evolve Fifa, so much the better," Platini told AFP on Wednesday.

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