Overview

• The Swiss federal prosecutor (MPC) said it will not appeal, confirming the trial-level acquittals of Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter.
• The move closes about ten years of criminal proceedings over a 2 million CHF payment to Platini that prosecutors alleged harmed FIFA.
• Both sides agreed Platini served as a consultant to Blatter from 1998 to 2002 under a 1999 contract paying 300,000 CHF per year.
• Prosecutors labeled Platini’s 2011 request for 2 million CHF a “false invoice,” while the defense cited a verbal gentlemen’s agreement for deferred compensation.
• The 2015 fallout blocked Platini’s FIFA presidential run and helped clear the way for Gianni Infantino’s election, and Platini now says he will not seek new responsibilities.