FIFA: Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud

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Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were cleared by Swiss court on Thursday,

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They were hitherto charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment.

The 85-year-old Blatter and 66-year-old Platini had faced a trial at the federal criminal court in Bellinzona.

“This payment damaged FIFA’s assets and unlawfully enriched Platini,” Swiss federal prosecutors had said in a statement.

Details later…