FIFA files court claims to retrieve $2 million from Platini

FIFA said Monday it had filed court claims in Switzerland to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million, 1.84 million euros) he received during Sepp Blatter's reign at world football's governing body.

FIFA banned Platini, its then vice president, in 2015 over the payment he received, sparking years of bitter recriminations from the Frenchman and a falling out with his former ally Blatter. In a document seen by AFP last week, FIFA said it would take legal action by the end of the year "to recover the money illegally paid" by Blatter to Platini.