FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he had a “gentleman's agreement” with UEFA’s Michel Platini for a €1.6m payment.
Both men have been suspended from FIFA activity as investigations continue into what the Swiss attorney general has described as “disloyal payment”, though both deny any wrongdoing.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he had a “gentleman's agreement” with UEFA’s Michel Platini for a €1.6m payment.
Both men have been suspended from FIFA activity as investigations continue into what the Swiss attorney general has described as “disloyal payment”, though both deny any wrongdoing.
“It was a contract I had with Michel Platini,” Blatter explained, speaking to Swiss television company RROTV.
“A gentleman's agreement that was followed through on.”
The use of the term “gentleman’s agreement” calls into question whether a contract exists, with Platini always maintaining that the money was for work done between 1998 and 2002.