Blatter and Platini charged over payout

The former chief of Fifa Sepp Blatter and his one-time heir apparent have been indicted by Swiss prosecutors for fraud over a 2 million Swiss franc (Dh8 million) payout.

Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and document forgery over the payment made eight years after the Frenchman had ceased working as a consultant to Fifa, the Swiss Office of the Attorney-General said in a statement.