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Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences

The former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa) Michel Platini, center, is leaving the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, after the first day of his trial, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Platini and the former president of the World Football Association (Fifa), Joseph Blatter, stand trial before the Federal Criminal Court from Wednesday, over a suspicious two-million payment. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accuses them of fraud. The defense speaks of a conspiracy. (Ti-Press/Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP) The former president of the World Football Association (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, speaks as he arrives at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Blatter and the former president of the the European Football Association (UEFA), Michel Platini, will stand trial before the Federal Criminal Court from Wednesday, over a suspicious two-million payment. (Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP)