Former FIFA officials charged with fraud following six-year investigation

Sepp Blatter, right and Michel Platini after his speech during the 65th FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, May 29, 2015. (Patrick B. Kraemer / Keystone via AP)

Former Fifa officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors following a six-year investigation into a controversial $2m (€1.7m) payment.

The 85-year-old Blatter and 65-year-old Platini now face a trial within months at a federal criminal court in Bellinzona.