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Former FIFA heads Blatter and Platini cleared of fraud charges again

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A file picture taken on May 29, 2015 shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Foreground-L) shakes hands with UEFA president Michel Platini after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich. [AFP/ MICHAEL BUHOLZER]

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French football icon Michel Platini have been acquitted of fraud charges for the second time.

The decision was reached by the Extraordinary Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Criminal Court in Muttenz, located near Basel on March 25, 2025.

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