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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 ...

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 said that at the start they agreed orally, and without witnesses, on an annual salary of one million Swiss francs, but Fifa’s financial state did not allow for immediate payment.

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 ...

Blatter and Platini said that at the start they agreed orally, and without witnesses, on an annual salary of one million Swiss francs, but FIFA’s financial state did not allow for immediate payment.

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Blatter and Platini said that at the start they agreed orally, and without witnesses, on an annual salary of one million Swiss francs, but FIFA's financial state did not allow for immediate payment.