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Blatter, Platini cleared of corruption charges at FIFA trial

July 08, 2022 2:44 pm

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini face Swiss corruption trial

June 07, 2022 12:44 pm

Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among the game's most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging a payment of two million Swiss francs ($2.08 million) in 2011 from FIFA to Platini.

Blatter, Platini finally going to court in FIFA fraud trial

June 06, 2022 7:13 pm

The fallout from the case ousted Blatter ahead of schedule as president of FIFA and ended Platini’s campaign to succeed his former mentor. It also removed Platini as president of UEFA, the governing body of European soccer.

Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland

November 02, 2021 8:44 pm

Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment.

Michel Platini quizzed in Swiss investigation of $2 million FIFA payment

August 31, 2020 3:57 pm

Platini is suspected of being an accomplice to criminal mismanagement, of misappropriation and an act of forgery.

Michel Platini plans comeback, legal fight after 4-year FIFA ban

October 08, 2019 9:07 am

Michel Platini is free to work in soccer again on Tuesday morning after his four-year ban by FIFA expires overnight.

Former UEFA chief Michel Platini released from custody after police questioning

June 19, 2019 12:29 pm

Former UEFA president Michel Platini was released from custody in the early hours of Wednesday after being questioned as part of a corruption investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Former UEFA chief Michel Platini arrested in Qatar World Cup probe

June 18, 2019 4:26 pm

Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained for questioning by French police on Tuesday over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament to Qatar.

Michel Platini files lawsuit in France in FIFA case

October 12, 2018 9:18 pm

Michel Platini was banned by FIFA in 2015 for financial misconduct in relation to a $2 million payment authorized by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

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Michel Platini says cleared by Swiss authorities, plans return

May 26, 2018 4:10 pm

Michel Platini was banned from all soccer-related activities over a two million Swiss francs ($2.02 million) payment FIFA made to him in 2011, with former chief Sepp Blatter's approval, for work done a decade earlier.