Former soccer leaders Blatter, Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2M FIFA payment
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter distanced himself from corruption in soccer when he went on trial Monday for the second time alongside his one-time protege Michel Platini. Blatter and Platini returned to a federal court room nearly three years after they were acquitted at a first trial on charges of fraud,
Blatter, Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2M FIFA payment
Blatter and Platini returned to a federal courtroom nearly three years after they were acquitted at a first trial on charges of fraud, forgery, and misappropriation of FIFA money. Swiss federal prosecutors appealed against those verdicts in July 2022.
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"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
Blatter and Platini back in court in Swiss Fifa fraud case
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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
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Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga
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