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Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

FIFA: Blatter and Platini Cleared of Defrauding accusations

FIFA: Blatter and Platini Cleared of Defrauding accusations Newslooks- BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on…

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Blatter enters court at start of FIFA fraud trial, still smiling

June 8, 2022

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter sat alone on a long bench listening to one of his lawyers address three judges on the opening day of his criminal fraud trial. Once…

Blatter, Platini finally going to court in FIFA fraud trial

June 6, 2022

The fallout from the case ousted Sepp Blatter ahead of schedule as president of FIFA and ended Michel Platini’s campaign to succeed his former mentor. In 2015, federal prosecutors in…

Two FIFA officials charged with fraud in Switzerland

November 2, 2021

Two officials from the world soccer organization FIFA, including the president of Union of European Football Associations, have been charged with fraud and other offenses. It developed after a six-year…