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<p>The ruling was identical to the one handed down in 2022, which had initially cleared them. Blatter and Platini were being prosecuted on charges stemming from a delayed payment of two million Swiss francs FIFA made to Platini in 2011 for consultancy services.</p>
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Blatter and Platini were being prosecuted on charges stemming from a delayed payment of two million Swiss francs  FIFA made to Platini in 2011 for consultancy

Ex-FIFA, UEFA heads acquitted in corruption case

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Blatter and Platini were being prosecuted on charges stemming from a delayed payment of two million Swiss francs  FIFA made to Platini in 2011 for consultancy services

Ex-FIFA, UEFA heads acquitted in corruption case

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