Fifa advised to sue shamed Platini in bid to recover €1.4m payment

Michel Platini faces legal action for recovery of cash. Photo: Getty Images

Rob Harris

The Fifa governance committee has told the world football governing body's leadership to pursue legal action against Michel Platini to recover the two million Swiss francs (€1.4m) that led to the former Uefa president being banned from the sport.

The payment was exposed in 2015 as having been approved by Sepp Blatter, which led to the Swiss official being ousted as Fifa president.