Banned UEFA president Michel Platini will be allowed to attend matches at the European Championship providing he does not do it in any official role, the European governing body’s acting general secretary said yesterday.

“We received a letter today (from FIFA) telling us Michel Platini could attend Euro 2016 matches as a person, providing he does not do so in any official function,” Theodore Theodoridis said.

The executive committee of UEFA will now rule on a demand by the European body to invite Platini for the entire tournament, he added.

“As for Friday (tomorrow), I don’t expect he will be there,” Theodoridis said, referring to the opening Euro 2016 game between France and Romania at Stade de France.

A UEFA official said Platini was not planning to attend any matches at this point.

The European body had asked FIFA what the exact terms were for Platini’s current suspension from football-related activities.

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