Blatter, Platini finally going to court in FIFA fraud trial

Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini go on trial for corruption

Blatter served as FIFA President from 1998 to 2015, with Platini widely seen as his protege.

Ex-soccer chief Blatter too ill to testify at his fraud trial

By John Revill BELLINZONA, Switzerland -The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday when Blatter said he was too ill to testify. Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among football's most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging a payment of two million Swiss francs ($2.08

Ex-soccer chief Blatter too ill to testify at his fraud trial

BELLINZONA -- The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday when Blatter said he was too ill to testify. Read More

Blatter and Platini trial: former Fifa president too unwell to testify on day one – video

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini began their trial over alleged corrupt payments before grounding to a halt after Blatter said he was too ill to testify

Questioning delayed as Blatter 'too ill' to testify in fraud trial

The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday...

Sepp Blatter avoids testifying at start of Fifa fraud trial

The former president of football’s governing body and French football legend Michel Platini were appearing at a Swiss criminal court.