Michel Platini announces he will run to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president

• Platini confirms his intentions after holding meetings in St Petersburg
• ‘There are times when you have to take your destiny into your own hands’

Michel Platini has announced he will run to replace Sepp Blatter as the Fifa president in next February’s election.

Platini, the Uefa president, held talks with football powerbrokers at the 2018 World Cup draw in St Petersburg last weekend and is now confident he has the support necessary to win.

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