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Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Vice president Michel Platini after being re-elected as FIFA president in 2015. Both men are now banned.[Courtesy]
FIFA is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million, 1.84 million euros) he received during Sepp Blatter's reign at world football's governing body.
FIFA banned Platini, its then vice president, in 2015 over the payment he received, sparking years of bitter recriminations from the Frenchman and a falling out with his former ally Blatter.
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