UEFA President Michel Platini has offered further clarification after it emerged he was paid €1.8m by FIFA.
The Swiss attorney general has accused FIFA President Sepp Blatter of making a “disloyal payment” to the former Juventus midfielder, who has defended his position in a letter to UEFA member associations.
“I am sure you have taken note of the events which occurred last Friday in Zurich,” Platini wrote.
UEFA President Michel Platini has offered further clarification after it emerged he was paid €1.8m by FIFA.
The Swiss attorney general has accused FIFA President Sepp Blatter of making a “disloyal payment” to the former Juventus midfielder, who has defended his position in a letter to UEFA member associations.
“I am sure you have taken note of the events which occurred last Friday in Zurich,” Platini wrote.
“I am also aware that in this matter, there is speculation about the facts which concern me personally.
“You will surely understand that firstly I have not been accused of any wrongdoing, and secondly that as a matter of respect, I will refrain from making detailed statements in connection with the ongoing investigation.
“Still, for reasons of transparency, I would like to inform you about the following important aspects.
“I wish to clarify that for the period 1998 to 2002 I was employed by FIFA to work on a wide range of matters relating to football. It was a full-time job, and my functions were known by all.
“The remuneration was agreed at the time and after initial payments were made, the final outstanding amount of 2 million Swiss Francs was paid in February of 2011.
“This income has been fully declared by me to the authorities, in accordance with Swiss law.
“I was interviewed by the Swiss authorities about this matter last Friday, not as a person accused of any wrongdoing, but simply in my capacity as a person providing information.
“Furthermore, I have today written to the Ethics Committee of FIFA to request that I may come forward and provide whatever additional information may be needed in order to clear this matter up.
“I am aware that these events may harm my image and my reputation and by consequence the image of UEFA, the organisation of which I am proud to be President.
“For these reasons, I wish to use all my energies to ensure that any issues or misunderstandings can be resolves as soon as possible.”