MOSCOW, Jul 16 Former head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini said he intends to shed light on the origin of the charges of illegal payments, as a result of which he was tried in the case of fraud. Earlier, the Swiss court of the city of Bellinzona had previously acquitted former President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Joseph Blatter and Platini in the case of fraud. The trial against an 86-year-old Swiss and a 66-year-old French on charges of fraud, maladministration, breach of trust and forgery of securities began on June 8. «There are several people who «killed» me. Now I am driven by revenge. I was framed by football politicians They didn’t want anyone to come and see what was happening.”, Platini was quoted by Agence France Presse. The former head of UEFA stressed that he was no longer attracted to any leadership positions in the world of football. to run for FIFA, UEFA and the French Football Federation. These decisions I made a long time ago, but I wanted to be able to say this with my head held high,» Platini added. Platini led UEFA from 2007 to 2015 and was removed from his post in in connection with the FIFA corruption investigation. 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.
