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Blatter exit flags Platini's emergence as potential heir

He is the man most likely to lead soccer's governing body into a new era, according to the bookies

Published Wed, Jun 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Rio de Janeiro

    IT didn't take long for oddsmakers to get over the surprise resignation of Fifa president Sepp Blatter and anoint his probable successor.

    Michel Platini, a former protege turned fierce critic, is the man most likely to lead soccer's governing body into a new era, according to the bookies.

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