Platini questions Blatter's power

The UEFA president said there should be changes to the International FA Board which decides on changes to the laws, such as introducing goal-line technology.

As FIFA president, Blatter has four of the eight votes to use as he wants and the four British associations have one vote each.

Platini is an avowed opponent of technology but insisted he would have been more accepting if it had been a democratic decision inside FIFA, of which he is also a vice-president

Platini said: "When you talk about technology, FIFA didn't decide on goal-line technology, the president did.

"No one in the executive committee was consulted, nor was anyone in any other FIFA committees invited to give their views. It was just the FIFA president along with IFAB. He's in charge and it's up to him."

Platini said he had no problem with the British maintaining their votes despite calls for changes in some quarters.

He added: "I respect the tradition and the fact that the four British associations for 125 years have always taken a traditional decision.

"I think the four votes for the British are okay, it's the four votes for FIFA I don't understand.

"The president has the four votes and he decides what he wants, he never speaks about the IFAB in the executive committee.

"The four votes of Blatter are not correct.

"Many people are against the four votes of the British, they say Wales and Northern Ireland are not very important, but I don't agree with them.

"If the executive committee or the Congress had decided on the technology I will accept more because it's a democratic decision.

"Blatter never discussed it with the executive committee. He has four votes and he decides."

Meanwhile, Platini warned there would be no going back on financial fair play rules which oblige Europe's top teams to only spend what they earn.

"We are never going to go back on this," Platini said. "There was a provisional period of three or four years for the system to get set up. This period is reaching its end. We are determined to see this through."

UEFA's general secretary Gianni Infantino said transfers activity is slowing down as the new rules begin to have an impact, but that losses in Europe were still too high.