“As I said years ago, what Zidane could do with a soccer ball, Maradona could do with an orange. He could have been a street performer as easily as he was a footballer,” Platini once said in ...

Former soccer leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges opened MUTTENZ, Switzerland -- Former soccer ...

Blatter approved a FIFA payment of 2 million Swiss francs (now $2.21 million) to France soccer great Platini in 2011 for backdated work as a presidential advisor a decade earlier. “When you talk ...

“Where is FIFA?” Platini's lawyer Dominic Nellen asked the judges Monday, requesting a dismissal of the soccer body's appeal and civil claim. FIFA has pursued a civil case to recover the money ...

Former Soccer Leaders Blatter, Platini Return to Court for New Fraud Trial Over $2M FIFA Payment MUTTENZ, Switzerland (AP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter distanced himself from corruption ...

“Where is FIFA?” Platini's lawyer Dominic Nellen asked the judges Monday, requesting a dismissal of the soccer body's appeal. Neither Blatter nor Platini has worked in soccer since they were ...