https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The headquarters of France's football chiefs was raided as part of the ongoing probe into corruption at FIFA and the criminal investigation targeting Sepp Blatter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160309/french-footballs-hq-raided-as-partof-in-blatter-probe Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:52:17 +0100 french-footballs-hq-raided-as-partof-in-blatter-probe Uefa president Michel Platini has been hit with a suspension by world football governing body Fifa along with the organisation's president Sepp Blatter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151008/frenchman-platini-huit-with-fifa-suspension Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:51:34 +0200 frenchman-platini-huit-with-fifa-suspension Under fire Uefa president Michel Platini says he has done nothing wrong and that his conscience is clear after it emerged he accepted a €1.8 million payment from Fifa. The former French international footballer has been explaining himself to AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/michel-platini-uefa-fifa-interview-ive-done-nothing-wrong Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:23:32 +0200 michel-platini-uefa-fifa-interview-ive-done-nothing-wrong Beleaguered Fifa president Sepp Blatter was placed under a criminal investigation in a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing world football as would-be successor Michel Platini came under scrutiny for receiving a murky multi-million-dollar payment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150925/swiss-launch-criminal-proceedings-against-fifa-boss-sepp-blatter Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:49:08 +0200 swiss-launch-criminal-proceedings-against-fifa-boss-sepp-blatter Fifa president Sepp Blatter has alleged Uefa counterpart Michel Platini warned him he faced prison if he did not withdraw from the world football governing body's presidential race. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150815/platini-warned-me-of-prison-blatter Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:36:27 +0200 platini-warned-me-of-prison-blatter