Jean-François Larios (born 27 August 1956) is a French former professional

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. He earned seventeen international caps (five goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of

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, Larios was a member of the French squad in the 1982 World Cup. However, he played only two matches after rumours surfaced that he was having an affair with

Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, ...

's wife.John Terry not the only England captain to blot his copybook
/ref> In 1983 Larios became one of the very few French players to appear in the

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when he joined the Montreal Manic.

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