LONDON -- Michel Platini is yet to discover whether he will receive a payoff from European soccers governing body despite his UEFA presidential term being cut short by a FIFA ban.The former France captains third four-year term was due to run until 2019, but he was first suspended from UEFA duties last October and his presidential replacement was elected last week.New UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said he only discovered on Tuesday that there were discussions about whether to award Platini a financial settlement.I have a meeting with the administration on Monday about it, Ceferin said Wednesday. But I can assure you we will not do anything illegal or unethical.Platinis undisclosed salary has now stopped, UEFA said. Ceferins salary will be proposed by a three-person panel chaired by Cypriot official Marios Lefkaritis, who will also make a recommendation to the UEFA executive committee on Platinis potential payoff.A settlement would be seen internally as recognition of Platinis achievements since first being elected UEFA president in 2007, implementing financial controls in club soccer and driving up revenue for UEFA competitions.But a payout could distract from Ceferins attempts to take UEFA into a new era after a year of uncertainty prompted by Platinis ethics case over an improper payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2 million).The German federation said UEFA should withstand any pressure to make the payment to Platini.Its of decisive significance for the integrity and credibility of UEFA that financial questions should be dealt with seriously, German federation president Reinhard Grindel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. Platini was suspended because of an unjustified payment.Ceferins first official public task as president was to launch the branding of the 2020 European Championship on Wednesday in London, where Wembley Stadium will host the semifinals and final.Twelve other cities will be used for the first pan-continental format for UEFAs flagship national team competition. Ceferin told The Associated Press last week that the format will be a problem for fans to travel from one part of Europe to another. Nathan Eovaldi Jersey . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Rob Refsnyder Jersey . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. http://www.officialraysgearshop.com/Rays-Steven-Souza-Kids-Jersey/ . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Carlos Gomez Jersey . 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But just toward the end, I managed to calm myself down.Da Silva sent his drive soaring down the middle of the fairway and removed his cap as he looked back at the crowd, mostly golf officials who pushed to make golf part of the Olympic program again.Walking over to his bag, his caddie patted him on the back.His caddie is Andrew Edmondson, a tobacco buyer from Zimbabwe who once used an 11-year-old da Silva as his caddie during weekend rounds in Brazil and later brought him across the ocean to provide better golf instruction.Its the end of a long journey -- or the beginning of a new one, said Peter Dawson, the prresident of the International Golf Federation who stood proudly on the first tee.dddddddddddd Adilson said it all. The relief on his face showed it was a lot more than a normal event.The only disappointment for da Silva was a few concentration lapses that led to no birdies until No. 9, three bogeys on the back nine and a score that left him nine shots behind at the end of the opening round.At least the tee shot went well, and da Silva only smiled when asked how he slept the night before.Look, its in your mind. Everybody is talking about, your friends saying, `Wow, its such a nice thing to do, he said. But I still need to hit the shot. So it was tough.Most pleasing to da Silva was the crowd, which grew as the day wore on to resemble several PGA Tour events on a Thursday. Most of the Brazilians were following his group, and at one point he apologized to Graham DeLaet and Byeong Hun An for the extra commotion.They understand, he said. They know that we are not there yet, but were learning. People are there just to give us support. ' ' '