<p>Former UEFA president Michel Platini has slammed the use of VAR technology, the introduction of which he has always opposed, as a total nightmare, in an interview on Italian television.</p>.<p>"It would take half an hour to explain why it doesn't solve problems," the former France international told the "Che tempo che fa" late-night talk show on Rai on Sunday.</p>.<p>"It shifts them. I'm against VAR. I think it's a load of crap and unfortunately we will not go back."</p>.<p>The 64-year-old has always been against the use of VAR which he refused to consider after he became UEFA chief in 2007.</p>.<p>European football's governing body has now also introduced the use of the video replay technology in this year's Champions League.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the former Juventus star believes he could still play a role in football after his four-year suspension from the sport ended in October.</p>.<p>"At 64, I have the opportunity for one last adventure, but I have no room for error and I have to think about it," he said.</p>.<p>A triple Ballon d'Or winner, Platini had been expected to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president in 2016 but fell spectacularly from grace a few months earlier.</p>.<p>The former France captain was suspended by world football's governing body in 2015 over a controversial payment of two million Swiss francs (1.8 million euros, $2 million) that he received from Blatter.</p>.<p>Platini has always insisted he did nothing wrong.</p>.<p>"At FIFA, they did not want me as president," he continued.</p>.<p>"I wanted to defend football and I was the only footballer who could become FIFA president."</p>.<p>Platini added that he no longer had any contact with either Blatter or current FIFA president Gianni Infantino.</p>
<p>Former UEFA president Michel Platini has slammed the use of VAR technology, the introduction of which he has always opposed, as a total nightmare, in an interview on Italian television.</p>.<p>"It would take half an hour to explain why it doesn't solve problems," the former France international told the "Che tempo che fa" late-night talk show on Rai on Sunday.</p>.<p>"It shifts them. I'm against VAR. I think it's a load of crap and unfortunately we will not go back."</p>.<p>The 64-year-old has always been against the use of VAR which he refused to consider after he became UEFA chief in 2007.</p>.<p>European football's governing body has now also introduced the use of the video replay technology in this year's Champions League.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the former Juventus star believes he could still play a role in football after his four-year suspension from the sport ended in October.</p>.<p>"At 64, I have the opportunity for one last adventure, but I have no room for error and I have to think about it," he said.</p>.<p>A triple Ballon d'Or winner, Platini had been expected to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president in 2016 but fell spectacularly from grace a few months earlier.</p>.<p>The former France captain was suspended by world football's governing body in 2015 over a controversial payment of two million Swiss francs (1.8 million euros, $2 million) that he received from Blatter.</p>.<p>Platini has always insisted he did nothing wrong.</p>.<p>"At FIFA, they did not want me as president," he continued.</p>.<p>"I wanted to defend football and I was the only footballer who could become FIFA president."</p>.<p>Platini added that he no longer had any contact with either Blatter or current FIFA president Gianni Infantino.</p>