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Platini, who has long been considered the most likely successor to Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, voted for Qatar back in 2010.
"I do not regret anything. I think it was the right choice for FIFA and world football. But if corruption is proven, there will need to be a new vote and sanctions," he told the paper.
His comments come after the Sunday Times dropped a bombshell report on corruption surrounding the 2022 voting process. According to "millions" of emails and documents obtained by the paper, ex-FIFA VP Mohamed Bin Hammam allegedly paid $5 million in bribes to secure votes for Qatar, largely to 30 African soccer officials.
Bin Hammam was banned from FIFA for life in 2012 because of a different bribery controversy when he was running for president of FIFA.
The new allegations have prompted some key figures in world soccer to call for a re-vote. FIFA vice president Jim Boyce - one of the 24 officials on the FIFA executive committee that votes for World Cup hosts - also voiced his support for a re-vote if the allegations are proven true.
Behind Blatter, Platini is perhaps the most influential person at FIFA. Until Blatter surprisingly announced his intentions to run for a fifth term as president in 2015, it was assumed that Platini would take over the organization. It's currently unclear if he will run against Blatter for president next year.