Blatter, FIFA and Platini

Former FIFA officials Blatter and Platini going back to court for new trial after acquittal in 2022
One week before his 89th birthday, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter returns to court Monday for a retrial in a case of alleged financial wrongdoing that has run for nearly 10 years.Blatter and French soccer great Michel Platini were acquitted in July 2022 by three federal judges on charges including fraud,
Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga
Sepp Blatter, the former head of FIFA, and Michel Platini, the ex-president of UEFA, will be back in a Swiss court on Monday for another examination of the charges of
Ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on court verdict: 'Witch hunt against me'
Sepp Blatter, the former head of football's global governing body FIFA, is looking forward to clearing his name at a new court hearing into allegations he made corrupt payments to French footballing great Michel Platini.
Soccer-Ex-FIFA Chief Blatter, Platini Return to Court to Face Corruption Charge
"The Federal Criminal Court in 2022 said the contract between Platini and me was correct, and I expect the new court will confirm this first decision," Blatter, 88, told Reuters l
Former soccer leaders Blatter and Platini arrive at court for retrial over $2M payment from FIFA
I am hopeful,” Blatter told reporters in German as he walked slowly down a flight of stairs toward the court house, reaching for the handrail to steady himself before wishing everyone a good day. Blatter arrived 10 minutes after his co-defendant Michel Platini,
Ex-FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini return to court
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday accused of fraud -- over two years after they were cleared.
Blatter Platini Trial
Former Fifa President, Joseph Blatter, center, is being retried in a case of alleged financial wrongdoing.
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