Ooh La La! Cypriot Renews Platini Memorabilia Record Bid

MOSFILOTI, Cyprus (AP) — A Cypriot fan of former soccer player and administrator Michel Platini renewed a bid Sunday to be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest collection of Platini memorabilia. Philippos Stavrou Platini — yes, he legally adopted his sports hero’s surname — said he has nearly doubled the number of items he owns from the Frenchman’s days as a player and as president of European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, to 41,630. Stavrou Platini said that losing the record to a Brazilian collector four years ago made him more determined to be crowned the king of all things Platini. The centerpiece of his collection is the official UEFA suit Plantini wore for years at official functions and gave to his Cypriot admirer as a gift in 2010, a year after visiting The House of Platini in this small village outside Cyprus’ capital, Nicosia. The museum, which doubles as a kebab tavern in the evenings, teems with collectibles, including 13 jerseys signed by Platini himself from his former teams: Nancy, St.