Sepp Blatter’s tenure as president of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, suffered a new blow today when the Swiss Attorney General opened criminal proceedings against him on “suspicion of criminal mismanagement.” A statement released by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland confirmed it was examining a contract signed by Blatter with the Caribbean Football Union and an alleged “disloyal payment” of $2 million to UEFA President Michel Platini. Get complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, CNN.com and CNN Mobile. —————————————————————— Watch CNN live or On Demand from your computer or mobile More…![]()
