"Somewhere in the depths of European football administration, one man is prepared to stand up to the might of the G14. That man is Platini," says Mike Gershon as Michel roars off to administer football justice.Photograph: Mike GershonDavid Buckingham indulges in a spot of flag-burning: "Uefa reacts after a report condemns Liverpool fans as the worst in Europe." Photograph: David Buckingham"UEFA PRESIDENT MICHEL PLATINI UNVEILS HIS PROPOSED REPLACEMENT FOR THE G14 GROUP," roars John O'Reilly in block capitals for no apparent reason.Photograph: John O'Reilly
Here's Martin Nicholson: "Based on the usually reliable logical progression that 'same hairstyle=same person', I have deduced that Mr Platini and the American actor Rob Schneider are in fact behind an ingenious scheme to pull the wool over people's eyes."Photograph: Martin NicholsonJohn Barry serves up his usual dose of Photoshopped excellence. "Le Platini leads a long overdue revolution to overthrow the resident dinosaurs at Uefa HQ." Photograph: John Barry"People around him smirked, but Michel was overjoyed with his living leg-end trophy," honks Stephen Curley. Photograph: Stephen Curley"As much as I like many of the things Platini has said since he became Uefa president, I am slightly concerned about the influence of his good friend at Fifa. The press conferences from the Swiss headquarters are becoming increasingly odd…" David Squires sticks his hand where we wouldn't. Photograph: David Squires"He takes (Champions League places) from the rich and gives (Champions League places) to the poor." Chris McMillan reckons Michel has a touch of the Robin Hoods about him. Photograph: Chris McMillan
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