Making sense of the Blatter investigation

ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti reports from Zurich, where Sepp Blatter has been questioned on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation, with Michel Platini also being questioned. ZURICH -- It was the day his enemies had been waiting for and his supporters feared. On Friday, the Swiss Attorney General announced it had opened criminal proceedings against FIFA president Sepp Blatter on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation.

At the same time, the statement appeared to implicate UEFA president Michel Platini, a one-time Blatter ally turned fierce critic. One of the allegations against Blatter is that he made a "disloyal payment" of 2 million Swiss Francs ($2.05m) in…