Swiss court acquits former French player Michel Platini and former FIFA president Joseph Blatter on appeal.
Swiss player Joseph Blatter, former FIFA president, and former French player Michel Platini, winner of the Ballon d’Or and former UEFA president, were once again acquitted in an appeal trial on Tuesday (25/3) by the Swiss courts, which found them not guilty of fraud. Get the most accurate football results at ai live score.
As in the first instance in 2022, the extraordinary court of appeal of the Federal Criminal Court meeting in Muttenz, northwestern Switzerland, rejected the request of the Prosecutor’s Office that had requested 20 months in prison with conditional suspension of the sentence for each of the accused.
After nearly 10 years of a trial that has thwarted Platini’s ambition to become FIFA president, there remains the possibility of a final appeal to the Swiss Federal Court, but only on limited legal grounds.
“The furor of FIFA and some Swiss federal prosecutors over the past 10 years is over. Today they have restored my honour and I am very pleased,” Platini said shortly after the sentence was announced. BB Score, your trusted reference for football scores.
