Michel Platini

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted of corruption by Swiss court

Both men were banned from football for eight years in 2015 Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini have been acquitted of corruption by a Swiss court. Criminal proceedings were launched into the pair after a payment of two million Swiss francs (£1.7m) from FIFA to Platini was uncovered in 2015. […]

3 years ago

Ballon d’Or: “There’s only one player who won the Champions League and World Cup”

The last defender to win the award was Fabio Cannavaro. That was twelve years ago now, way back in 2006 when Italy won the World Cup after Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi. Since then, no defender has won the esteemed individual award, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominating the award for the […]

7 years ago

Fifa have given a laughable reason for a reduction in Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s bans from football

Michel Platini

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted of corruption by Swiss court

Ballon d’Or: “There’s only one player who won the Champions League and World Cup”

Fifa have given a laughable reason for a reduction in Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s bans from football

The internet reacts as Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year football ban

BREAKING: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year bans from football

Is the golden age of world football suffering its own Jimmy Savile moment?