Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have arrived at a Swiss criminal court for the start of their 11-day trial on charges of defrauding world football’s governing body Fifa. Smiling as he entered the court in Bellinzona, former Fifa president Blatter sat alone on a long bench while one of his lawyers addressed the three judges on the opening day of his criminal trial. Michel Platini arrives at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona (Keystone via AP)Platini was also in court on Wednesday, sitting with an interpreter a row behind Blatter. Blatter arrived at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland in Bellinzona full of smiles. I am very confident.”Blatter’s 17-year reign as Fifa president came to an end in June 2015, when he resigned amid a corruption scandal.

Source: Express June 08, 2022 15:46 UTC