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Swiss prosecutors to challenge acquittal of football chiefs Blatter and Platini

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A British artist throws counterfeit money at Sepp Blatter, during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

State prosecutors in Switzerland confirmed on Tuesday they have started the appeal process against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment.

Blatter and Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football respectively, were cleared on 8 July by the Federal Criminal Court in a trial following a mammoth investigation that began in 2015.

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