This week, as Canal+ prepares to unveil a six-part documentary chronicling his life and career, Michel Platini, the 71-year-old football icon, sits down with L’Équipe magazine. The former French football maestro and three-time France Football Ballon d’Or winner (1983, 1984, 1985) reflects on his illustrious past while offering a critical take on the sport’s evolution. Platini admits his views don’t always align with the prevailing enthusiasm for contemporary football.

« Take the recent Champions League semifinal between PSG and Bayern Munich, for instance, Platini remarks. People hailed the first leg’s 5-4 thriller as the