Platini said he was relieved the case was over, and he had received messages of support from 10,000 people. "The persecution of FIFA and some Swiss federal prosecutors for 10 years is now over ...

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. Once soccer’s most powerful men, former FIFA president Blatter and ...

MUTTENZ, Switzerland – French football great Michel Platini said on March 25 that he was “very happy” and felt that his honour had been restored after a Swiss court acquitted him of fraud.

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France football great Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Tuesday (March 25, 2025), two and a half years after they ...

Blatter and Platini returned to court earlier this month on charges stemming from a delayed payment of 2 million Swiss francs (1.8 million euros) Fifa made to Platini in 2011 for consultancy services.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. Once soccer's most powerful men, former FIFA president Blatter and ...

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini have been cleared of fraud charges by a second Swiss court relating to a 2011 payment. Swiss prosecutors had contested the pair ...

A Swiss court has dismissed fraud and corruption charges against former football executives Blatter and Platini, which are tied to a disputed FIFA payment. Former UEFA president Michel Platini (L ...

It forced Blatter to resign and ended Platini's hopes of succeeding him as the head of Fifa. Swiss prosecutors then accused Blatter, now 89, and Platini, 69, of deceiving Fifa over the payment to ...

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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini on Tuesday were acquitted on appeal by a Swiss court in a long-running corruption case that shattered their careers as two of ...

Muttenz (Switzerland) (AFP) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini on Tuesday were acquitted on appeal by a Swiss court in a long-running corruption case that ...