Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to appear in court in June to face corruption charges
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini will appear in court in Switzerland in June to face corruption charges.
Swiss prosecutors say Blatter illegally arranged the transfer of 2 million Swiss francs (£1.6 million) to Platini in 2011.
Blatter and Platini – who were indicted in November – both previously denied any wrongdoing.
If found guilty, they could receive prison sentences or fines.
The case was opened in September 2015 after Fifa, world football’s governing body, was accused of rampant corruption.
Fifa’s ethics committee opened an investigation in which both men were banned from playing the game and forced to leave their posts.
The Swiss case centered on claims to pay for consulting work Platini did for then-Fifa president Blatter, 86, between 1998 and 2002.
Prosecutors said Platini, 66, demanded the payment “more than eight years after terminating his consulting practice”.
Prosecutors said: “With Blatter’s involvement, Fifa paid Platini the aforementioned amount in early 2011.
Blatter and Platini were charged with fraud, embezzlement, “disloyal business management” and forging documents.
The trial will begin on June 8.