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South Korea's Chung to meet Platini, discuss FIFA future (Reuters)

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Chung Mong-joon, who is weighing up a bid to replace Sepp Blatter as president of scandal-hit FIFA, said on Friday he will meet UEFA chief Michel Platini and other leading soccer figures while in Berlin for the Champions League final.

Chung, the billionaire scion of South Korea's Hyundai conglomerate, had said on Wednesday he would seek the opinions of international soccer power brokers before making any decision about a run for the sport's top job.

He said on his official website on Friday he was traveling to the German capital for Saturday's Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus and would also meet soccer officials to discuss FIFA's future.