- ATHENS, Greece: Greek sports authorities say UEFA President Michel Platini will visit the country on July 26 for high-level meetings to discuss the country’s match-fixing scandal.
Greece’s sports ministry said Thursday in a statement that Platini and his UEFA delegation will meet with Prime Minister George Papandreou.
More than 60 football club officials, players, businessmen and others are under investigation in a corruption probe, with 10 people detained in custody on charges of money laundering and participation in a criminal organization.