Michel Platini in Albania
UEFA President Michel Platini arrived today in Albania for discussions with the national association and government officials, as part of his four-nation tour that started Tuesday. Platini is scheduled to visit also other national sports academy and view the construction of a new training centre there, undertaken with the help of funds from UEFA’s HatTrick assistance programme. The legendary soccer player has already met with Albanian president Bamir Topi despite his busy schedule. Platini came to Albania after a visit to other countries in Europe last week he is to arrive in Romania. His trip will finish in the Czech Republic on Friday.
Historic day for Tirana – Michel Platini visits Albania
Platini and the UEFA comities were welcomed in the capital Tirana by the President of the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), Armand Duka, and other heads of the Albanian federation. ‘It is a historic day for the Albanian people and for football in the country – said Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), Mr.Duka – He continued to add that Albania is a small nation, but this visit shows how significant all the federations for the UEFA and Mr Platini, beyond their vastness. ”
Michel Platini visiting Albania by showing a Youth football spirit
The UEFA president said today : “I am in Albania on several occasions – but this is the first time that I come from the President of UEFA. The purpose of this visit is to help the work that the Albanian Football Federation and the Ministry of Sport are playing for the development of youth football and the growth of young people in general. ”
Michel Platini visits Albania and Inaugurates
Mr. Platini met with Mr. Duka and other heads of the Albanian Federation, during which it inspected the condition of soccer in Albania. He also then headed to Durres to attend the event of the stadium field Niko Dovana that UEFA has financed through its HatTrick program that involved 53 countries.
Michel Platini visits Albania and meets Minister for Sport
After all these events Platini went back to Tirana to meet the minister of tourism, childhood, culture and sports, Ylli Pango, they discussed the issues of soccer and progress of youth soccer in the Albania.
Michel Platini visits Albania and meets with Albanian President
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- French football legend and FIFA vice-president, Michel Platini (L) signs autographs next to Albanian Mayor Edi Rama (R) in Tirana, 08 November, 2008. Platini and Rama inaugurated a soccer field, funded by the FIFA, in a school in Tirana.
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- picture President of the Albanian Soccer Federation, Armando Duka (R) smiling as he gives a Albanian National shirt to French soccer legend and UEFA president Michel Platini (L) in Tirana. The Albanian authorities have called on European football’s governing body UEFA to investigate its side’s last two Euro 2008 qualifiers, accusing Armando Duka, the chairman of the Albanian football federation, of having rigged the results.
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- Albanian Mayor Edi Rama (L) talks to French football legend and FIFA vice-president, Michel Platini (R) in Tirana, 08 November 2008. Platini and Rama inaugurated a soccer field, funded by the FIFA, in a school in Tirana.
It was described as the most pleasant ambiance which was very evident when Platini got together the president of the republic Bamir Topi who has acknowledged the aid and maintain to the humanity of soccer in Albania from UEFA and Platini himself. Platini said: “it is an honor to meet with the Albanian president, and admired the attempts complete to discover optimistic answers for the excellent of soccer in Albania.
Michel Platini visits Albania and holds a General Assembly
Today Platini will convey a message throughout the universal meeting of the FSHF prior to flying to Bulgaria for the subsequent time. On Thursday November 12, Platini will take a trip to Romania actually, prior to the visiting to the Czech Republic on Friday and Saturday.