Swiss Federal Court: Michel Platini (ex-UEFA) & Joseph Blatter (ex-FIFA) acquitted of fraud charges
Joseph Blatter, former FIFA president (1998-2016) and Michel Platini, former UEFA president (2007-2015) have been acquitted by the Federal Criminal Court of Bellinzona (Ticino, SUI) in the case of the alleged fraudulent payment of CHF2m (€1.54m at the time of the payment, on 01/02/2011) that the former made to the latter, announced the Swiss...