BBCNEWS The Papers July 7, 2024
arriving at a swiss court earlier. the former fifa president denying wrongdoing ahead of the verdict in his trialforfraud. i am not innocent in life, but in this case i will survive. also in court, the man once favourite to succeed blatter, co—defendant and former uefa president michel platini. the two men were accused of an unlawful payment of £1.6 million between fifa and platini in 2011. they said it was backdated pay for advisory work. that the former french footballing legend had done a decade earlier. a panel ofjudges today ruling the pair's account of a gentleman's agreemen...