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'PSG could be called Coca-Cola!' - Platini questions Ligue 1 champions identity

The Frenchman believes money is killing the philosophy of football and feels the Parisians lack a clear identity as a result

Former UEFA president Michel Platini believes Paris Saint-Germain "could be called Coca-Cola" as he questioned the Ligue 1 champions' identity in an outburst over wealth in modern football.

Platini served as the head of UEFA for eight years but was suspended and later banned from all football-related activity in 2015 after an ethics investigation found he received a "disloyal payment" in 2011.

The former Juventus and France midfielder's ban has now ended and he took aim at the money in today's game during an interview discussing the possibility of clubs having quotas to limit the number of foreign players in their teams.