File photo of former French football player Michel Platini on October 10, 1986. [Photo/IC]

Michel Platini

Former French football player Michel Platini won the Ballon d'Or, or the European Footballer of the Year award three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, a record jointly held with Dutch internationals Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten.

He was not in peak physical condition for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Platini did not take part in the 1982 or 1986 World Cup third-place matches.