Tuesday, March 8, 2016

French soccer HQ raided in Swiss case against Blatter (The Associated Press)

Swiss authorities say evidence has been seized in a search at the French soccer federation headquarters for their criminal case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The office of Switzerland's attorney general says the governing body for French soccer consented to the search carried out Tuesday with the cooperation of the French Financial Prosecution Office. Criminal proceedings were opened against Blatter last September for suspected financial mismanagement over a $2 million payment he approved from FIFA funds for Michel Platini in 2011.

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