“I am hopeful,” former FIFA president Blatter told reporters as he walked slowly down a flight of stairs towards the court in Muttenz. The case centers on a 2 million Swiss franc ($2.21 ...
The case wrecked Platini's hopes of eventually succeeding Blatter, who resigned from FIFA in 2015 following a separate corruption scandal. Blatter and Platini were suspended from football in 2015 ...