Former France captain Michel Platini was freed in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.
A Reuters photographer saw the former head of European football association UEFA leave a local police station, where he had been detained for questioning on Tuesday.
Platini’s lawyer, William Bourdon, said his client was innocent of all charges and that he had been questioned on “technical grounds’’.
France’s national financial prosecutor’s office, which specialises in investigating economic crimes and corruption, has been leading a probe into the awarding of the 2022 tournament to Qatar.
It is looking into possible offences, including private corruption, conspiracy and influence-peddling.
Platini is one of France’s most famous sportsmen and football stars.
He led France to victory in the 1984 European Championship and played in two World Cup semi-finals.
