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Ex-soccer chief Blatter too ill to testify at his fraud trial

The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday when Blatter said he was too ill to testify.

Reuters

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini in court as corruption trial starts in Switzerland

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA president Michel Platini arrived in court in Switzerland this morning to face corruption charges.

Evening Standard

Trial of Blatter, Platini over corrupt FIFA payments begins

Swiss prosecutors accuse former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini of unlawfully arranging a payment of $2 million in 2011

The Hindu

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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini in attendance as Fifa fraud trial begins

Blatter and Platini are in a Swiss criminal court for their 11-day trial on charges of defrauding Fifa

The Independent UK

Smiling Blatter enters court at start of FIFA fraud trial

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have arrived at a Swiss criminal court for their 11-day trial on charges of defrauding FIFA

The Independent UK

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s corruption trial delayed as ex-FIFA chief ‘too ill to testify’

The two men are accused of arranging for a £1.6 million payment from FIFA to Platini in 201

Evening Standard

Former football chiefs Blatter and Platini face Swiss fraud trial

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, face trial on Wednesday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.

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Blatter, Platini finally going to court in FIFA fraud trial

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s 11-day trial on charges of defrauding soccer governing body FIFA starts Wednesday

The Independent UK

Trial of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will make for electric theatre

After a seven-year investigation, the two football powerbrokers are in court this week to face fraud, embezzlement and corruption charges

The Guardian - UK

Ranked! The 10 best French players ever

Zut alors! Presenting the 10 best French players ever, including Gallic geniuses, goal machines and skill merchants alike

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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to stand trial in June charged with fraud

The pair were charged last November following a six-year investigation

The Independent UK

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to face FIFA corruption trial in June

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will stand trial in a Swiss court over allegations of corruption in June.

Evening Standard

Michel Platini issues plea to Vladimir Putin as FIFA boss Gianni Infantino remains silent

Ex-footballer Michel Platini - who was UEFA president for nine years and backed Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018 - wants Vladimir Putin to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi told they should have made same career move

The pair both made moves in a summer transfer window that saw Ronaldo make a triumphant return to Old Trafford while Messi left Barcelona after 21 years for the bright lights of PSG

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