The certainty that he will get rid of the accusations of fraud that led to his expulsion from the presidency of UEFA was expressed by Michel Platini.
«I am still fighting, I will not give up and in the end I will win“, Said the Frenchman once great footballer in an interview with Europe 1, which will be broadcast throughout Friday (7/1) and in which he refers to his problems with the law. In early November, the former UEFA president was taken to court with accusation of “fraud”, along with the former “boss” of FIFA, Zep Blatter.
After six years of investigation, Platini and Blatter are accused of “illegally arranging a 1.8 million euro payment by FIFA in favor of Michel Platini” to claim the FIFA presidency. Simple fraud is punishable by up to five years in prison “or a fine” under Swiss law.
«I did nothing wrong“, The 66-year-old man defends himself. «I was fired for not becoming president of FIFA. They invented wage arrears and a fake thing, corruption. It’s unbelievable how much has fallen on my head“, Emphasizes and adds:”It is the media coverage around what hurts».
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