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In a Swiss court, former FIFA Vice President Michel Platini's lawyer accused prosecutors of using fraud charges to prevent Platini from becoming FIFA's head. Platini, a French football legend, is facing corruption charges for allegedly taking a 2 million Swiss francs payment from FIFA in 2011, approved by former President Sepp Blatter. Both men, once powerful figures in global football, deny the charges and were previously acquitted.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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