04/03/2009 18:34
Platini: Kosovo to join UEFA only after recognition in U.N.
UEFA president Michel Platini said on Tuesday that Kosovo could not join the organisation until it was recognised by the United Nations.
«The situation is very simple, UEFA, FIFA do not go in for politics... the only thing UEFA can do at the present is to respect the statutes of UEFA and the statutes clearly say that to be affiliated with UEFA it is necessary to be recognised by the United Nations, » Platini told reporters in Belgrade.