MUTTENZ, Switzerland: Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday accused of fraud - 2-1/2 years after they were cleared.Both men, once among the most senior figures in global soccer, were acquitted in 2022 at a lower Swiss

Former FIFA president and former UEFA chief are facing a retrial nearly three years after the pair was acquitted. The long-running legal saga dates back to 2015.

The pair were acquitted by a lower court in 2022 in a trial over payments to Platini, authorised by Blatter, of over $2 million.

MUTTENZ, Switzerland:Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he was innocent when he appeared in a Swiss court on Monday alongside France soccer great Michel Platini, 2-1/2 years after they were both cleared of fraud.Blatter and Platini were acquitted in 2022 at a lower Swiss court following a seven-year inve

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he was innocent when he appeared in a Swiss court on Monday alongside France soccer great Michel Platini, two and a half years after they were both cleared of fraud.

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