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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini back in Swiss court in Fifa fraud case

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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in court in Switzerland to face accusations of fraud.

In 2022 , the pair were acquitted in a trial over a payment of 2m Swiss francs (1.6m) made to Platini and authorised by Blatter in 2011 .

Both men denied wrongdoing and said the transfer was belated payment for Platini 's advisory work.

The new trial is expected to last until Thursday with a verdict due on 25 March .

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