(GSM) – UEFA President Michel Platini was hospitalized in Johannesburg after he fainted in a restaurant. UEFA official William Gaillard told Reuters that the French football legend was suffering from cold and flu and fainted just before eating at a restaurant.
“He is fine. He had been suffering from a cold and a bit of flu and he fainted before eating in a restaurant,” Gaillard said of the former French international player and coach.
“He is still in hospital now undergoing tests but he is conscious and is fine. It is not true that he has had a heart attack.”
“His blood sugar was a little low because he hadn’t eaten and had a little fever. He stood up and just fainted.
“All the tests so far have shown there is nothing to worry about,” Gaillard added.
“I spoke to somebody who was with him in the hospital about five minutes ago and he said Michel was fine.”
Platini was elected president of UEFA in 2007.
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