French Federation Offices in Paris Searched in Sepp Blatter Case
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were both banned from soccer for six years after an investigation by FIFA's ethics committee.
Swiss authorities say evidence has been seized in a search at the French soccer federation headquarters for their criminal case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter. (FIFA Reduces Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini Bans to Six Years)
The office of Switzerland's attorney general says the governing body for French soccer consented to the search carried out on Tuesday with the cooperation of the French Financial Prosecution Office.
Criminal proceedings were opened against Blatter last September for suspected financial mismanagement over a $2 million payment he approved from FIFA funds for Michel Platini in 2011. (Sepp Blatter 'Bewildered' by Allegations Before FIFA Ethics Case)
The Swiss attorney general's office says "documents were seized in connection with the suspected payment."
Blatter and Platini were both banned from soccer for six years after an investigation by FIFA's ethics committee.
They deny wrongdoing and are appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.