Ex-FIFA boss Blatter and France great Platini to learn fate in corruption case
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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini will appear before a Swiss court to determine their acquittal or conviction on corruption charges related to a 2 million Swiss franc payment made in 2011. Both deny the charges and maintain that the payment was for consultancy work done between 1998 and 2002. The case has significantly impacted their careers in football.
Key Points
Blatter and Platini will appear in court to hear the verdict on corruption charges.
The case involves a 2 million Swiss franc payment from Blatter to Platini in 2011, claimed to be for consultancy work.
Both were acquitted in 2022 but Swiss federal prosecutors rejected the decision, leading to a new hearing.
The affair led to their suspensions from football in 2015, ending their careers as senior football administrators.
Blatter insists he is a victim of a witch-hunt, while Platini claims the payment was backpay and not corrupt.
