BBC News
November 2, 2021
Former Fifa officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences in Switzerland.
Swiss prosecutors say Mr Blatter unlawfully arranged a transfer of two million Swiss francs ($2.19m; £1.6m) to Mr Platini in 2011.
Prosecutors say the payment “damaged Fifa’s assets and unlawfully enriched Platini”.
Mr Blatter and Mr Platini now face trial at a court in Bellinzona.
The case was opened in September 2015 after Fifa, football’s world governing body, was dogged by accusations of widespread corruption.