When it comes to the best midfielders of the 20th century, I believe that people will come up with many different names, but Platini, who was born in France, must be on the list. Both Platini and Zidane are known as the best players in French history, but Platini was arrested in 2019 for taking bribes, and as a player who once competed with Maradona, Platini could not imagine that he would be reduced to Lang Dang and imprisoned.
Platini did not have too much physical talent as a child, his physique was thin, but his father soon discovered that Platini did have a strong talent in football, after receiving formal and systematic training as a child, Platini became a young player with little fame in the industry, but too thin and weak physical qualities made it difficult for Platini to gain the favor of big clubs, but at the age of 17, Platini still entered the Nancy first team and became the youngest professional player in the team.
From the first game in May 1973, Platini became the league's well-deserved top scorer, not only helping the team to return to the first division, but also bringing the little-known lad to the attention of the big club, when Platini's signature free kick was extremely powerful, angled and fast. Free kicks are Platini's killer skills, and it is also because of his free kick ability that Platini has become a rising star in French football, but Platini's professionalism is indeed questionable, due to his grumpy temper, Platini often has conflicts with his teammates, and even quarrels with his teammates on the bus, but this series of disputes has not affected Platini's career.
After the 1982 World Cup, Platini successfully transferred to Juventus, came to Italy, Platini seemed to jump to the bottom of the sea, soon became the best player in Serie A, and Juve also helped Platini grow into a world superstar. In a league game in December 1984, Platini and Maradona were the absolute protagonists, and Platini scored a goal in the 62nd minute to help Juve seal the victory, even if Maradona tried his best, he could not reverse the defeat, Platini not only beat Maradona head-on on the field, in the subsequent Golden Boot battle, he successfully defended the title with 18 goals, while Platini also shined in Europe, becoming the best player of the time.
It is such a talented player, but after retiring, he fell into the abyss step by step. During Platini's presidency, he was repeatedly accused of targeting England and Premier League teams too much, especially the Stamford Bridge massacre, which made many Premier League fans hate Platini to the bone. Platini's black-box operations are numerous, and in the end he also paid a terrible price for it. Hopefully FIFA or UEFA will no longer have a role like Platini, we need clean and pure football.