Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he was innocent when he appeared in a Swiss court on Monday alongside France soccer great Michel Platini, 2-1/2 years after they were both cleared of fraud.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday accused of fraud – two-and-a-half years after they were cleared.

Former soccer leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges opened.

Previous football officials Sepp Blatter along with Michel Platini are coming to court in Switzerland on Monday for a new lawsuit on fraud, forgery,

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter returns to court Monday one week before his 89th birthday for a retrial in a 10-year-old case of alleged financial wrongdoing.

Former FIFA and UEFA leaders return to Swiss court for 2nd trial on fraud charges, nearly decade after investigation began - Anadolu Ajansı

Sepp Blatter, former FIFA president, has returned to court for fraud-related charges alongside Michel Platini. They face trial over a controversial payment amid FIFA's corruption scandal. Despite their prior acquittal,

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in court for appeal hearing after the pair were acquitted of fraud charges in 2022 over a £1.6m payment made to the former UEFA boss

Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted in 2022 at a lower Swiss court following a seven-year investigation into a payment of 2 million Swiss francs (S$3 million) to Platini. Read more at straitstimes.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini appear in a Swiss court after an appeal against their 2022 fraud acquittal. They face accusations of false claims over a $2 million payment from FIFA. The former FIFA president denies the allegations,

"The Federal Criminal Court in 2022 said the contract between Platini and me was correct, and I expect the new court will confirm this first decision," Blatter, 88, told Reuters l