FIFA, Platini and Blatter

Fraud case designed to wreck Platini's chance of FIFA top job, lawyer says
French footballing great Michel Platini was accused of fraud to torpedo his chances of becoming the head of world soccer's governing body FIFA, his lawyer told a Swiss court on Wednesday. Platini, a former captain and manager of the French national team who also used to run Europe's football authority UEFA,
Blatter and Platini back in court in Swiss Fifa fraud case
Ex-Fifa head Sepp Blatter and French football great Michel Platini were cleared in 2022, but prosecutors appealed.
Former FIFA officials Blatter and Platini going back to court for new trial after acquittal in 2022
Blatter and French soccer great Michel Platini were acquitted in July 2022 by three federal judges on charges including fraud, forgery, misappropriation of funds and mismanagement. They related to a FIFA payment of 2 million Swiss francs (now $2.21 million) to Platini.
Swiss prosecutor seeks suspended sentences for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini
Prosecutor Thomas Hildbrand opted not to call for prison sentences for the 88-year-old Swiss and 69-year-old Frenchman. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Defence pleads for acquittal for Blatter and Platini in fraud trial
The defence lawyers of former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and former UEFA boss Michel Platini have pleaded for another acquittal of their clients in the new round of a legal dispute over suspicion of fraud in Muttenz,
Ex-FIFA and UEFA chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini return to court to face corruption charge
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday ...
Former football officials Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini return to court
Previous football officials Sepp Blatter along with Michel Platini are coming to court in Switzerland on Monday for a new ...
Former soccer leaders Blatter, Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2M FIFA payment
Former soccer leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and ...
insidethegames.biz3h
Blatter and Platini Face suspended sentences
An Extraordinary Appeal Court, convened in Muttenz near Basel, will deliver its verdict on 25 March in the corruption cases ...
Devdiscourse2d
Courtroom Drama: Blatter and Platini Defend Their Innocence in Swiss Court
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and soccer great Michel Platini return to Swiss court, defending their innocence after a ...
SuperSport3d
'Fifa owed me this money' - Platini
Michel Platini, the former head of Uefa, told a Swiss appeals court on Monday, where his acquittal on fraud charges is ...