SWISS COURT ACQUITS BLATTER, PLATINI IN FIFA TRIAL

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were acquitted by a Swiss court today following a trial over a suspected fraudulent payment.

Switzerland’s Federal criminal court in the southern city of Bellinzona rejected the prosecution’s request for a suspended prison sentence of a year and eight months, while Blatter and Platini maintained their innocence throughout their trial.