Michel Platini has defended himself over the payment he received from Sepp Blatter, stating it was "carried out under a contract with FIFA".
UEFA president Michel Platini has responded to accusations he received a "disloyal payment" from Sepp Blatter after Swiss authorities opened criminal proceedings against the FIFA president on Friday.
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) opened proceedings against Blatter on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation, with the FIFA president suspected of signing a contract with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), then led by former FIFA heavyweight Jack Warner, in 2005 that market experts claim handed World Cup television rights for the 2010 event in South Africa and the 2014 showpiece in Brazil to Warner for a fraction of their value.