FIFA President Infantino Targeted in Fresh Criminal Complaint by His Former Boss Platini
Platini also plans a civil lawsuit seeking damages from FIFA after alleging a conspiracy that blocked his path to the presidency.
- On Monday, French soccer legend Michel Platini revived a criminal complaint in France against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, alleging influence peddling and false accusation regarding his ouster a decade ago.
- Platini, who seemed destined to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, was ousted in 2015 after a 2 million Swiss francs payment triggered a Swiss investigation that ended in his acquittal last year.
- Filing a civil lawsuit in Paris, lawyers will seek damages from FIFA, accusing Infantino and others including former Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber and former FIFA legal director Marco Villiger of conspiring against him.
- The filings were announced three days before Infantino opens the World Cup in North America, where the FIFA leader frequently shares a political stage with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Elected FIFA leader in 2016, Infantino was a surprise candidate from European soccer body UEFA, succeeding his former mentor Sepp Blatter after corruption fallout that removed Blatter from office.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in trouble before World Cup opening. Former UEFA boss Michel Platini has charged him with conspiracy.
Former UEFA President Michel Platini has filed a lawsuit in France against FIFA President Gianni Infantino and five other former Swiss justice and football officials. This was reported by a spokesperson for Platini a few days before the start of the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, as reported by the AP news agency. According to the 70-year-old, there was a conspiracy to prevent his election as FIFA president over ten years ago. The form…
Lawyers will seek damages from FIFA
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More than ten years ago Michel Platini wants to become the head of FIFA - and fails. In his opinion, this is because of a conspiracy against him with Gianni Infantino at the top.
The former President of the European Football Union UEFA, Platini, has filed a lawsuit against FIFA President Infantino.
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