Platini to stay in hospital after fainting

JOHANNESBURG. July 10. KAZINFORM UEFA president Michel Platini have to stay in hospital overnight in Johannesburg after collapsing in a restaurant on Friday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

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Platini's special adviser William Gaillard said that Platini fainted, but initial tests at the hospital showed his condition was not serious.

Gaillard said Platini has had flu-like symptoms and a mild fever for a few days because of the cold weather in South Africa.

FIFA said in a statement that Platini was taken to hospital as a precaution; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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