The battle between two of the most influential figures in the world international soccer added a new chapter. Michael PlatiniFrench football legend and former president of the UEFAfiled a complaint in France against Gianni Infantinostaunch president of the FIFAfor alleged crimes related to influence peddling and false complaints.
The judicial action was presented on Monday to the French authorities and is already in the hands of the coordinator of the investigating judges of Paris, which will lead to the appointment of a magistrate in charge of investigating the case.
Platini accuses Infantino of an alleged plot within FIFA
According to the complaint, Michael Platini consider that Gianni Infantinowho was one of his main collaborators during his management at the UEFAwould have participated in a strategy to prevent him from becoming president of the FIFA in the 2015 elections.
The former French star maintains that his exit from the race for the top position in world football was no coincidence and points directly to those who were part of the power structure of the international organization.
Used Uefa president Michel Platini has launched civil and correct form court cases against Fifa and newest president Gianni Infantino over corruption allegations from 2015 which he says derailed his expose to lead the governing body. pic.twitter.com/L4HlqM8qR7
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) June 9, 2026
He also demands million-dollar compensation from FIFA
In addition to the criminal process, Platinum initiated a civil procedure “for liability against the FIFA” before a court in Marseille.
The former leader is seeking financial compensation based on the income that, according to his position, he would have received if he had become president of world football’s governing body.
The lawsuit represents a new correct form front for the FIFAwhich once again faces questions related to some of the most controversial episodes in its recent history.
The investigation that stopped Platini’s candidacy
The career of Michael Platini towards the presidency of the FIFA was abruptly interrupted after the organization considered that it had violated its code of ethics.
The former footballer was accused of having received 2 million Swiss francs from the then president of the FIFAJoseph Blatter, a situation that led to a long judicial and disciplinary process.
As a consequence, Platini was left out of the electoral race and Gianni Infantino He ended up becoming the top leader of world football.
Swiss Justice acquitted Platini in 2025
One of the central arguments of the former French leader’s new judicial offensive is that the cause that removed him from the presidential race ended up collapsing in the courts.
In March 2025, the Swiss Justice definitively acquitted Michael Platini within the case of alleged corruption that marked his leadership career and conditioned his future in the FIFA.
That resolution strengthened the position of the former president of the UEFAwho now seeks to clarify the circumstances surrounding his exclusion from the electoral process.
Other former FIFA officials were also named
The complaint filed by Platinum not only involves Gianni Infantino. It also reaches Marco Villigerformer director of legal services at the FIFAand Domenico Scala.
The former French soccer player accuses them of having contributed to his fall within the structure of international soccer and of being part of the actions that, according to him, ended up keeping him away from the possibility of becoming president of the FIFA.
With this new correct form battle, one of the most controversial disputes in recent football history once again takes center stage and could have important repercussions for world leadership.
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