UEFA president Michel Platini said yesterday he expected Euro 2008 to be an outstanding tournament although its success relied on respect being shown by players, referees and supporters alike.

"The party is about to start," said Platini, who was the outstanding player at the 1984 tournament when he scored nine goals and led France to victory over Spain in the Paris final.

"There will be a lot of laughing, a lot of crying, there will be pain and joy and at the end there will be one winner - that's the best team."

But he added: "We want the Euros to convey messages of respect, for the teams, for the national anthems, respect for the differences and diversity of the nations.

"We want the players to show respect to the referees. The referees committee have visited all the teams to tell them exactly what will and will not be tolerated here.

"No diving, no simulation, no tearing off their jerseys after scoring a goal. We want to make sure the players respect this and the game is played with a smile on everyone's face.

"I have no real worries about what will happen on the pitch, the players are adult, they are professional. But let me say this - as the president, there will be zero tolerance for any trouble on the pitch or in the stands."

Speaking on a wide range of subjects, Platini also broached the issue of FIFA president Sepp Blatter's controversial '6+5 rule' designed to restrict the number of foreigners starting a match in club competitions to five.

Flying visit Platini, who made a flying visit to Brussels with Blatter on Thursday, said the two presidents had a 45-minute discussion with Hans Gert Poettinger, European Parliament president, and as far as he was concerned the rule had no chance of becoming law.

While Blatter has long championed the '6+5 rule', UEFA's alternative home-grown plan, which does not restrict players by nationality, is acceptable to the European Union.

"We expressed the problems we've had since the Bosman Ruling in 1995 (which opened the door to free movement of players) but in a 45-minute discussion, we were told that 6+5 was illegal and could not be enforced," Platini said.

"Football is always an unfinished business though," he added, "we will continue our dialogue about the objectives."

Platini would not be drawn on the possibility that Euro 2012 could be moved from Ukraine and Poland but he confirmed that a UEFA delegation would visit the two countries on July 1 and 2. Doubts have grown recently over the ability of the eastern European neighbours to stage the event but Platini said:

"There is no plan B. I'm taking a delegation to Poland and Ukraine at the end of the European Championship but only to check on progress."