MOSCOW, July 8 The Swiss court in Bellinzona will sentence the former president on Friday International Football Federation (FIFA) Josef Blatter and the former head of the European Union of Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini in a fraud case, the court website notes. , breach of trust and forgery of securities began on June 8. The announcement of the verdict is scheduled for 10.00 local time (11.00 Moscow time). According to Swiss law, they face up to five years in prison or a large fine. In the fall of 2015, the Swiss Federal Bureau of Justice opened a case against at that time, Blatter's presidency of FIFA on suspicion of illegally transferring 2 million Swiss francs to Platini in 2011. Blatter was also accused of selling TV rights to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to show the 2010 and 2014 World Cups for $600,000, far below market value. Blatter was suspended from work, and on December 21, 2015, the arbitration chamber of the FIFA ethics committee suspended him for eight years. On February 24, 2016, the FIFA Appeals Committee reduced the term to six years. Platini led UEFA from 2007 to 2015 and was removed from his post in connection with an investigation into corruption in FIFA. The arbitration chamber of the FIFA ethics committee in December 2015 suspended the functionary from football for eight years. Platini's ban was later reduced to four years.
