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Platini begins legal proceedings against Fifa
Key takeaways
- Platini was a three-time Ballon d'Or winner in his playing career
- The criminal complaint, filed in the French courts, accuses Infantino and two former Fifa officials – legal director Marco Villiger and audit committee chair Domenico Scala – of malicious prosecution.
- In a separate civil lawsuit, Platini, 70, is seeking financial compensation from Fifa over alleged efforts to block his election as Fifa president.
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Platini was a three-time Ballon d'Or winner in his playing career
Former Uefa president Michel Platini has launched civil and legal proceedings against Fifa and current president Gianni Infantino over corruption allegations from 2015 which he says derailed his bid to lead the governing body.
The criminal complaint, filed in the French courts, accuses Infantino and two former Fifa officials – legal director Marco Villiger and audit committee chair Domenico Scala – of malicious prosecution.
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