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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the most powerful duo in world soccer, are on trial facing charges of corruption. Here's everything you need to know.

Barnaby LaneJun 10, 2022, 20:10 IST

Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini.Getty, Fabrice Coffrini; Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were once the two most powerful men in world soccer.
They are now on trial in Switzerland, facing charges of corruption.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the two most powerful men in world soccer, are on trial in Switzerland, facing charges of corruption.

The proceedings at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona began on Wednesday, June 8, with prosecutors claiming that a payment of $2 million made by Blatter, the former president of world soccer's governing body FIFA, to Platini, the former president of the European equivalent UEFA, in 2011 was illegal.

Both men deny any wrongdoing.

Here's everything you need to know about Blatter, Platini, and the trial.

Blatter and Platini were once the leaders of world soccer.

Blatter and Platini in 2015.Getty/Philipp Schmidli.

But in 2015, things came crashing down for the pair.

An FBI investigation into FIFA in 2015 led to the arrest of seven employees.Getty/Joe Skipper

They were charged by Swiss prosecutors last year.

Sepp Blatter.Getty/Philipp Schmidli

The trial started this week.

Michel Platini after the first day of the trial.Getty/Fabrice Coffrini