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Michel Platini "was worth his million" Swiss francs a year, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted Thursday, telling a Swiss court he could not understand why the pair were answering fraud charges.
BELLINZONA, Switzerland: The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began in Switzerland on Wednesday (Jun 8) with both defendants in a confident mood.
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have gone on trial in Switzerland for alleged corruption after more than six years of criminal proceedings.
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 30, 2020 shows a file photo taken on November 22, 2019 of French football legend Michel Platini attending an event to receive a “Legendes du Sport” (Sports Legends) award at the Musee National du Sport (National Sports Museum) in the French riviera city of Nice; and a file photo taken on May 28, 2019 of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaking during an interview with AFP in Zurich. On August 31, 2020, Michel Platini, then Sepp Blatter on September 1, 2020: the two former bosses of the world and European football will be heard in Bern, Switzerland, by the federal prosecutor as part of the procedure which was opened in 2015 on the controversial payment of millions of Swiss francs. VALERY HACHE, Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
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BELLINZONA, Switzerland: Full of smiles and confidence before entering the courtroom, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed later Wednesday he was bothered by chest pains and unable to testify on the opening day of his criminal trial. Once the most powerful man in the world of soccer, Blatter is facing charges of defrauding FIFA in a Swiss criminal court. He is on trial along with former France great Michel Platini, his former protégé who had been considered Blatter’s successor as president of the governing body of soccer.