Overview
- The federal prosecutor said it will not file further appeals, formally closing the Swiss criminal proceedings.
- Prosecutors had charged the pair over a 2010 FIFA transfer to Michel Platini and sought suspended prison terms of one year and eight months each.
- The case centered on about two million Swiss francs paid to Platini that both men described as a belated consultancy fee based on a handshake agreement recognized under Swiss law.
- Courts acquitted the former FIFA and UEFA leaders in 2022 and again on appeal in March 2025 before Thursday’s acceptance made the verdict legally binding.
- The scandal forced both out of office in 2015 and paved the way for Gianni Infantino’s 2016 rise, while the group Justice for Players says it plans a collective damages suit against FIFA and several national associations.