Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini have been acquitted by a Swiss court in a fraud case.
Idman.biz reports that the two were charged in November 2021 with fraud, embezzlement, criminal mismanagement, and document forgery.
The investigation centered around a $2.3 million payment from FIFA's budget to UEFA. Prosecutors had requested a 1 year and 8-month suspended sentence for both Blatter and Platini.
However, they denied any wrongdoing, claiming that the payment was made under a prior agreement for consultancy services.
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