Ex-FIFA president facing fresh fraud charges
By 
Neil Hodge2021-11-03T19:28:00
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud, forging documents, and other offenses following a six-year investigation into a controversial CHF 2 million (U.S. $2.2 million) payment made out to Platini a decade ago.
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