Vienna (AFP) – UEFA president Michel Platini on Tuesday warned of a return to the “dark days” of hooliganism in Europe fired by a rise in nationalism and extremism.Platini, who is to be reelected unopposed to a third term leading Europe’s governing body, said governments had to stop a return to the 1980s when “hooligans and all manner of fanatics called the shots” in many European stadiums.The former football star highlighted the 30th anniversary of the 1985 Heysel stadium disaster in Brussels, when 39 people died. Platini was to have played for Juventus against Liverpool in the European Cup final. …read more
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