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In a statement to CNN on Tuesday, Blatter said: "I look forward to the trial before the Federal Criminal Court with optimism and I hope that this story will come to an end and that all the facts will be dealt with properly. Blatter said the payment to Platini was "approved by all responsible FIFA bodies" and that Platini "paid tax on the amount at his Swiss place of residence. Platini said in a statement to CNN that the decision by the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office MPC to indict him was "an extension of the MPC's relentlessness to want to unduly implicate me in a case in which my entire good faith had been recognized.

FIFA: 'There are no written records of any such agreement'. Platini, was not placed under formal investigation until last year, and months later the more serious allegation of fraud was included against both men.

Platini has long said, and Blatter repeated Tuesday, that he declared the payment and paid taxes on it in Switzerland. That came four months after a sweeping U. Department of Justice corruption investigation into world soccer was revealed with early-morning arrests of officials from the Americas at luxury hotels in Zurich in May In the fallout of those hotel raids, and only days after being elected FIFA president for a fifth time, Blatter announced his plan to resign and call another vote to find a successor.

Platini has been charged with fraud, misappropriation, forgery and as an accomplice to Blatter's alleged mismanagement. Platini was not placed under formal investigation until last year, and months later the more serious allegation of fraud was included against both men.

The three-time Ballon d'Or winner, who was captain of his national team when France won the European Championship in , said Tuesday he was "perfectly confident and calm" about the outcome. Platini has long said, and Blatter repeated Tuesday, that he declared the payment and paid taxes on it in Switzerland. Prosecutors had opened criminal proceedings against Blatter in September ahead of a police raid at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on the day he and Platini attended a meeting of the soccer body's executive committee.

That came four months after a sweeping U. Department of Justice corruption investigation into world soccer was revealed with early-morning arrests of officials from the Americas at luxury hotels in Zurich. He was cleared to return to his football duties in October Two former Fifa officials are also suspects in that investigation. Log In. Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Log In Register now My account.



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