Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrives at the courthouse for the verdict of an appeal by Swiss Attorney General's office against former UEFA and FIFA presidents over a suspected fraudulent payment, in Muttenz. AFP
The former FIFA president and former UEFA president were acquitted for a second time on charges of fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than $2 million of FIFA money in 2011.
Blatter, now aged 89, gave little reaction listening to the verdict of three cantonal (state) judges acting as a federal criminal appeals court.
The attorney general’s office in Switzerland had challenged a first acquittal in July 2022 and asked for sentences of 20 months, suspended for two years.
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