Former allies who have become rivals, Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter, aged 66 and 85 respectively today, are likely to find themselves in the coming months before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. To finally know the epilogue, during an almost certain trial, in the much publicized case of suspicious payment which has placed them under the ban of world football since 2015. The two former leaders, respectively presidents of UEFA for the French and Fifa for Switzerland at the time of the facts, are prosecuted for "unfair management", "breach of trust" and "forgery in the titles". As a reminder, the two men were suspended for eight years from all football-related activities by the internal justice of the International Federation, but this sentence was increased from eight to six years on appeal,then four by the Sports Court for Michel Platini, withdrawn from an environment he knows in every nook and cranny since the appearance of this case. However, since ...
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