For the first time the name of Michel Platini has appeared Friday in a procedure initiated by the Swiss courts against Sepp Blatter. A payment of 2 million euros from the future former president of FIFA to the current UEFA President is at the heart of this new case. Former Blues playmaker says he has done nothing wrong.
The first stone in the shoe of Michel Platini, candidate for president of FIFA and the estate of Sepp Blatter, president resigned. Never before has the name of the French was not appeared in any of the many open procedures to try to shed light on corrupt practices brought to light in the International Football Federation. This is now the case with the revelation Friday of a new deal that puts in question this time directly Blatter “ for suspicion of mismanagement and breach of trust alternatively ” end of reign whose already scheduled could now be accelerated in the light of these developments.
The Swiss justice aims for the septuagenarian “ an unfair payment “, ie a form of misuse of company assets in French law, in the amount of two million Swiss francs, or 1.8 million euros, for Michel Platini.
We are fortunate to have Michel Platini, who is a great sports leader. I fully trust him.
Manuel Valls (Prime Minister)
The current UEFA president, heard in that case “ as a person called to give information ” may well be the one that would, according to Reuters, revealed to Swiss investigators the existence of such payment, the only appearance of his name in the case, and the consequences induced to his image, of course, required the former number 10 of the France team to respond to such information. Serious enough that Prime Minister Manuel Valls personally renews its confidence in him all micro France Info: “ We are fortunate to have Michel Platini, who is a great sports leader I give him full confidence. “.
In a statement, reproduced daily Spanish AS , Platini, after his hearing as a witness, says: “ As for the payment was carried out on my behalf, I wish to clarify that this amount was paid me for the work I have done contractually to FIFA and I am pleased to have been able to clarify this point the authorities “.
The work done between January 1999 and June 2002 by Platini became adviser Blatter after the 1998 World Cup, are the cause of this payment. On the site of France Info, Lieblang Alain, a former FIFA media officer and several World Cups, also presented as close to Platini, provides insight into this period. “ I can tell you that during this period, from January 1999 to June 2002, Platini was working really and provided a real job for FIFA. Michel, who reports directly to the presidency, regularly went to Zurich, it belonged to various commissions, but for personal reasons he preferred to live in Paris “, he added. “ During this period, I think Platini was not paid. They had to take time with Blatter to find a financial agreement, months or years ,” he also assumed. A first contrefeu on for the one who makes grand figure of favorite in the race for the presidency of FIFA. No doubt this will not be the last.
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