Right in his boots, Michel Platini. On Tuesday June 18, the UEFA president assumed responsibility for holding the Euro U53s in Israel, on the last day of the competition, despite calls to award it to another country due to the occupation of the Palestinian Territories. . “I believe that there is a great moment of pride on the part of the Israeli people to have received this Euro,” declared Michel Platini during a press conference in Jerusalem, where Spain, title holder, will face Italy, believing that “it went fantastically well”. Before continuing: “Israel is a European association and has the same rights, the same duties and the same obligations as the XNUMX other European national associations. »
— Published June 18, 2013
