ZURICH — FIFA investigators are yet to be convinced there was any long-standing verbal agreement that led to Sepp Blatter secretly sanctioning the payment of 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 ...

BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini asked Wednesday for both men to get 20-month suspended ...

The former football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have arrived at a Swiss court on Monday for a fresh fraud trial. Blatter, the ex-president of FIFA, and Platini, the former UEFA ...

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday accused of fraud – two-and-a-half years after they were cleared.

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and French football legend Michel Platini are back in court in Switzerland to face accusations of fraud. In 2022, the pair were acquitted in a trial over a ...

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Under Swiss law, FIFA did not need to pay the money after five years passed since Platini’s job ended. The two presidents face separate hearings - likely at FIFA headquarters - before the ethics court ...

Blatter and Platini face fraud charges in Fifa corruption probe on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Murad Ahmed and Samuel Agini in London. Published November 2 2021.

GENEVA (AP) — After years of waiting, Michel Platini's destiny with FIFA is coming faster than he thought. Platini has his 60th birthday on Sunday with much to celebrate and a big decision to take.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, listening to UEFA President Michel Platini during the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich, in May. The judgment arm of FIFA's ethics committee on Monday opened a case ...

the FIFA president, and Platini, the head of European soccer, both being suspended for 90 days on Thursday, pending a full verdict. Both strongly deny any wrongdoing, want to see the reasons for ...

Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini have asked for both men to get 20 ...