Platini files criminal complaint against Fifa president Infantino

Former president of Uefa Michel Platini (Peter Byrne/PA)

Tue, 05 Apr, 2022 - 16:22

Associated Press

Former France football great Michel Platini has filed a criminal complaint against Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

In a statement released on Tuesday on behalf of Platini, who previously served as president of Uefa and was Infantino’s boss at the time, Platini’s lawyers said they filed the complaint in France alleging Infantino peddled influence. It added that Marco Villiger, Fifa’s legal director until 2018, was complicit.