they said it was backdated pay for advisory work the former french footballing legend had done a decade earlier. a panel ofjudges today ruling the pair s account of a gentlemen s agreement was credible and that doubts existed about the prosecution s claim it was a bribe linked to a blatter re election bid, both men acquitted. it sjustice, but it s a victory for me, definitely. in the case of myjob, my work, 44 years working in fifa, for me, it s so important. it s so important that this case has been settled on the highest swiss level. the payment had emerged amid the corruption scandal that engulfed fifa in 2015, an fbi investigation sparking blatter s downfall, with both men then kicked out of football in disgrace and charged by the swiss authorities. platini, a man who both captained and coached his country, telling me afterwards how much it meant to have been cleared. so fifa never believed me. but the tribunal is a normal tribunal, they trust me and it s a great victory for me.
april and in the huge peak in january last year. around two thirds of those now in hospital with covid are primarily being treated for another condition. vaccines are no longer very good at stopping you getting covid, but they give strong protection against severe illness. around one in six over 75s have still not received their latest boosterjab and they re being urged to come forward. sepp blatter and michel platini, who were once in charge of world and european football, have been cleared of corruption by a court in switzerland. prosecutors failed to prove that a £1.6 million payment made by the former fifa boss blatter to platini had been illegal the two men insisted the money was payment for past advisory work. our sports editor dan roan reports. once the most powerful man in football, sepp blatter,
prosecutors failed to prove that a £1.6 million payment made by the former fifa boss blatter to platini had been illegal the two men insisted the money was payment for past advisory work. our sports editor dan roan reports. once the most powerful man in football, sepp blatter, arriving at a swiss court earlier, the former fifa president denying wrongdoing ahead of the verdict in his trialforfraud. i am not innocent in life, but in this case i am innocent. also in court, the man once favourite to succeed blatter, co defendant and former uefa president michel platini. the two men were accused of an unlawful payment of £1.6 million between fifa and platini in 2011. they said it was backdated pay for advisory work the former french footballing legend had done a decade earlier. a panel ofjudges today ruling the pair s account of a gentlemen s agreement was credible and that doubts existed about the prosecution s claim it was a bribe linked to a blatter re election bid, both men acquitte
on thursday, after the former fifa president said he was too ill to testify. he and former uefa chief platini, are accused of fraud. swiss prosecutors claim a 2011 payment ofjust over $2 million made by blatter to platini was unlawful. blatter said he was unable to address the court in bellinzona on wednesday due to chest pains. both men deny the charges. and the hills are back, with plenty of short, sharp climbs. for stage five to chaintre of the criterium du dauphine on thursday. wout van aert of belgium is in the overall lead still but he was pipped to the finish on stage four s time trial, by the world time trial champion filippo ganna, of ineos grenadiers. but van aert extended his overall lead and will take a 53 second advantage over mattia cattaneo into stage five.
giants, who need to win their final two games for any chance to reach the playoffs, won t have their biggest offensive weapon on sunday against the vikings. one game suspension. let s turn now overseas, international soccer s governing body has officially brought the hammer down on two of the sports most powerful figures. an ethics committee has banned fip fa president sepp blatter and his would-be success european soccer head michel platini for eight years. the funishment follows an investigation into an alleged disloyal payment of $2 million from blatter to platini. fifa s embattled president was apologetic in a news conference yesterday but said he would continue to fight. i am sorry that i am as president of fifa this punching ball and i m sorry for football. i m sorry for the federation and national football association i m serving on for more than 40 years. i m sorry for that. i m sorry for the 400 plus fifa