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Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics

London (AFP) - An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday, as the Qatari government furiously denied it had played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping.

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Prosecutors appeal against Blatter, Platini let-off in FIFA fraud trial

Swiss prosecutors have filed an appeal against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the directors of world and European football respectively, were cleared in July by the Federal Criminal Court.

Radio France Internationale

Soccer-Swiss prosecutors appeal against acquittals of Blatter, Platini

Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday.

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Blatter to Beckham: who was in the room when Qatar got the World Cup

Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson also feature as we select key people and look at what has happened to them since

The Guardian - UK

Football corruption and the remarkable road to Qatar’s World Cup

The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away

The Guardian - UK

Record-breaker Olivier Giroud can prove point after "concerning" Chelsea finale

Olivier Giroud had some high points at Chelsea, but his departure from the club leaves him with unfinished business as he returns to Stamford Bridge as an AC Milan player

Daily Mirror

Swiss prosecutors to challenge acquittal of football chiefs Blatter and Platini

State prosecutors in Switzerland confirmed on Tuesday they have started the appeal process against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment.

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Swiss prosecutors mull appeal in Blatter, Platini case

Geneva (AFP) - Swiss state prosecutors confirmed on Tuesday they have started the appeal process against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment.

AFP

‘You will hear from us’: Sepp Blatter fires warning to football world after acquittal

Blatter and Platini escaped criminal charges over a £1.7m payment

The Independent UK

A simple tale of Laurence Bassini, Simon Jordan and Birmingham City

In today’s Fiver: This is modern football, and modern England

The Guardian - UK

Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court

The Hindu

Former world football bigwigs cleared of fraud

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared on Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and ended their time at the top.

Bangkok Post

Michel Platini: Quest for truth continues after being cleared over fraud charges

A payment of two million Swiss francs was at the centre of the case.

The Independent UK

Blatter and Platini acquitted in trial that rocked international football

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were on Friday acquitted following a two-week trial in June over a suspected fraudulent payment that rocked the sport and brought a premature end to their time at the top.

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AFP

Blatter, Platini cleared in FIFA fraud trial

Bellinzona (Switzerland) (AFP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.

Al Jazeera

Swiss court clears Blatter, Platini of fraud in FIFA trial

Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court acquits ex-world and European football chiefs over a suspected fraudulent payment.

The National (Scotland)

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted on fraud charges

SEPP BLATTER and Michel Platini, formerly two of the most powerful men in world football, have been acquitted on fraud charges in the Swiss federal…

The Independent UK

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared of fraud

The pair had previously been two of the most important leaders in football.

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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini: A long fall from grace

Paris (AFP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were on Friday acquitted following a two-week trial in June over a suspected fraudulent payment that rocked the sport and brought a premature end to their time at the top.

AFP

Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini acquitted in FIFA trial

Bellinzona (Switzerland) (AFP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were acquitted Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.

The Independent UK

Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court

Evening Standard

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted in FIFA corruption trial by Swiss court over £1.6m payment

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini were both acquitted of corruption charges by a Swiss court today.

Daily Mirror

Ex-FIFA and UEFA bosses Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini NOT GUILTY of corruption

The former FIFA and UEFA heads were both cleared of corruption charges, centred on a £1.6m payment made in 2011, after a two-week trial was held in Switzerland

The Guardian - UK

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted of fraud by Swiss court

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted of fraud in a Swiss court over a payment of 2.2m Swiss francs made in 2011

Radio France Internationale

Swiss prosecutors want 20-month conditional jail terms for Blatter and Platini

Prosecutors have urged federal criminal court judges in Switzerland to hand down 20-month conditional prison sentences on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for fraud.

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