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Sepp Blatter Says Michel Platini Payment Was "Gentleman's Agreement"

Sepp Blatter struck a "gentleman's agreement" with Michel Platini to pay him a million Swiss francs ($1.02 million) a year as an adviser, the former world football chief told their trial on Thursday. The French football legend had jokingly asked Blatter for a million, without specifying the currency, and the then-FIFA president agreed, with part of the money -- outside of the contract they signed -- to be paid "later", Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court heard.

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Platini was worth a million, Blatter tells court

Former UEFA president Michel Platini leaves Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court after the first day of his trial over a suspected fraudulent payment, in the southern Switzerland city of Bellinzona, on June 8, 2022. – Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football start a two-week trial following a mammoth investigation that began in 2015 and lasted six years. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

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