FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, faces criminal investigation.

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The Swiss attorney general has announced criminal proceedings have been opened against outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
The Swiss attorney general's office issued a statement saying Blatter is suspected of criminal mismanagement or misappropriation over a TV rights deal he signed with former Caribbean football chief Jack Warner in 2005.
The 79-year-old is also suspected of 'a disloyal payment' of two million Swiss francs (£1.3 million) to UEFA president Michel Platini - who is the favourite to succeed him - in 2011.
French football legend, Platini, claims the money was paid for work he carried out under contract for the world football's governing body.
Under Swiss law, a payment is classified disloyal if it is against the best interests of the employer - in this case FIFA.


A statement from the Swiss attorney general reads: 'Swiss criminal proceedings against the President of FIFA, Mr. Joseph Blatter, have been opened on 24 September 2015 on suspicion of criminal mismanagement...and - alternatively - misappropriation.'
'There is a suspicion that...Joseph Blatter also violated his fiduciary duties' to FIFA in connection with a contract with the Caribbean Football Union, the statement further said.
The Swiss federal office says Blatter was interrogated after chairing a meeting of FIFA's executive committee this afternoon.
Platini, who is the favourite to succeed the outgoing Blatter as FIFA president next February, was a personal adviser to his former mentor when he started out in football politics.
Tonight, he released a statement saying: 'Today I was asked by the Swiss authorities to provide information relating to the ongoing investigations surrounding FIFA.
'I have always been open to supporting the relevant bodies and authorities in their investigative work and therefore cooperated fully. Regarding the payment that was made to me, I wish to state that this amount relates to work which I carried out under a contract with FIFA and I was pleased to have been able to clarify all matters relating to this with the authorities.
'Today I also made clear to the Swiss authorities that since I live in Switzerland I am available to speak with them any time to clarify any matters relating to the investigations.'

Platini was questioned as a witness on Friday about taking a 'disloyal payment' of 2 million Swiss francs of FIFA money in February 2011.
The payment by Blatter from FIFA funds was 'allegedly made for work performed between January 1999 and June 2002,' the attorney general's office said.
Blatter was interrogated after chairing a meeting of FIFA's executive committee.
He is the first person to be formally quizzed as a suspect in the Swiss case, which FIFA instigated last November when it complained about possible money laundering in the 2018-2022 World Cup bidding contests won by Russia and Qatar.


From Dailymail.

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