Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial: 1

Previous Fifa president Sepp Blatter and VP Michel Platini have both been tracked down not liable following their extortion preliminary in Switzerland.

The pair stood preliminary over an installment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by Blatter to Platini in 2011.

The two men had denied bad behavior and said the exchange was late installment for Platini's warning work for Fifa.

On his landing in the court on Friday, Blatter said: "I'm not blameless in my life but rather for this situation I am honest."

Blatter, 86, and previous Uefa president Platini, 67, were prohibited from football in 2015 and arraigned last November.

I dominated a first match - Platini

Following a case that was opened in 2015, their 11-day preliminary over the 2011 installment occurred at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona and closed on 22 June.

"I needed to communicate my joy for all my friends and family that equity has at long last been finished following seven years of falsehoods and control," said Platini.

"Reality has attended light during this court date and I profoundly thank the appointed authorities of the council for the freedom of their choice.

"I continued to say it - my battle is a battle against shamefulness. I dominated a first match.

"For this situation, there are offenders who didn't show up during this preliminary. Allow them to depend on me, we will meet again on the grounds that I won't surrender and I will go as far as possible as I continued looking for truth."

Frenchman Platini had a celebrated playing vocation in football and is a three-time Ballon d'Or victor.

He captained France to triumph at the 1984 European Championship and won the 1985 European Cup with Juventus.

To be continued...