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Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

The former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), Michel Platini, center, surrounded by media representatives, speaks to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail, after the verdict has been announced, Friday, July 8, 2022. The trial ended with an acquittal. Former Fifa President Joseph Blatter and Platini, stood trial before the Federal Criminal Court over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused them of fraud. The defense spoke of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) The former Fifa President, Joseph Blatter, center, surrounded by media representatives, waves to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail, after the verdict has been announced, Friday, July 8, 2022. The trial ended with an acquittal. Blatter and Michel Platini, former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), stood trial before the Federal Criminal Court over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused them of fraud. The defense spoke of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) The former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), Michel Platini, center, surrounded by media representatives, speaks to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail, after the verdict has been announced, Friday, July 8, 2022. The trial ended with an acquittal. Former Fifa President Joseph Blatter and Platini, stood trial before the Federal Criminal Court over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused them of fraud. The defense spoke of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) The former Fifa President, Joseph Blatter surrounded by media representatives, waves to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail, after the verdict has been announced, Friday, July 8, 2022. The trial ended with an acquittal. Blatter and Michel Platini, former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), stood trial before the Federal Criminal Court over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused them of fraud. The defense spoke of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) The former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), Michel Platini, center, surrounded by media representatives, speaks to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail, after the verdict has been announced, Friday, July 8, 2022. The trial ended with an acquittal. Former Fifa President Joseph Blatter and Platini, stood trial before the Federal Criminal Court over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused them of fraud. The defense spoke of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) The former Fifa President, Joseph Blatter, center, surrounded by media representatives, waves to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail, after the verdict has been announced, Friday, July 8, 2022. The trial ended with an acquittal. Blatter and Michel Platini, former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), stood trial before the Federal Criminal Court over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused them of fraud. The defense spoke of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP)
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA