The trial of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and former UEFA President Michel Platini has begun in Switzerland, BBC reports..
Former world football executives charged with fraud, embezzlement, forgery and abuse of office.
The trial will last until June 22, and on July 8, the court will issue a verdict. Both face up to five years in prison and a fine..
" I know I didn't do anything illegal. Football was my life. 45 years with FIFA.
Football is my life,"
Platini also noted that he is waiting for a victory in court in order to get rid of "
Blatter and Platini led football's governing bodies until 2015, when they resigned amid a corruption scandal.. At the end of 2019, FIFA filed lawsuits against both, accusing Blatter of illegally allocating two million Swiss francs from FIFA funds for Platini..
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