Michel Platini is being given the full support of UEFA after his suspension by world football governing body FIFA.
UEFA's executive committee says it has "full confidence" in its president, and "stands fully behind him".
The former France great has been handed a 90-day suspension, amid an investigation over a so-called "disloyal payment" he received from FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who has also been banned.
In a statement, the organisation said: "The UEFA Executive Committee saw no need, at this moment in time, to invoke Article 29(5) of the UEFA Statutes, pursuant to which the highest-ranking Vice-President of UEFA may step in to assume the powers and duties of the President in his absence.
"This is because the UEFA Executive Committee is aware that the UEFA President will immediately take all necessary steps to appeal the decision of the FIFA Ethics Committee to clear his name. Furthermore, the UEFA Executive Committee stated that there must be a very rapid final decision on this matter before the relevant bodies, in the interests of both justice and football.
"Finally, the UEFA Executive Committee expressed its full confidence in UEFA President, Michel Platini, and stands fully behind him."
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