26
Mar
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and renowned French footballer Michel Platini have been acquitted of corruption charges related to allegations of fraud at the global football body. An appeals court in Muttenz, near Basel, Switzerland, cleared the two men on Tuesday over a 2 million Swiss francs (£1.6m) payment Blatter made to Platini in 2011. Both Blatter and Platini have consistently denied any wrongdoing. The pair were initially acquitted of fraud charges in 2022, but Swiss federal prosecutors appealed the verdict. The case, which dates back to 2015, is part of the broader scandal that engulfed FIFA, leading to allegations…