• Fifa president confirms there was no written contract
• Platini has said money was unpaid additional salary
Sepp Blatter has said that the 1.35m payment to Michel Platini that has led to criminal proceedings and both men being suspended by Fifa was based on a gentleman’s agreement”, confirming the Guardian’s report on Sunday that there was no written contract documenting the money being owed to Platini.
Blatter was speaking for the first time approximately the nature of the transaction since being suspended from his job as Fifa president for 90 days pending the outcome of the full ethics committee investigation.
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Source: theguardian.com